INDIA VS PAKISTAN WAGAH BORDER CEREMONY
5Wagah (Urdu: واہگہ, Punjabi: واہگہ) is a village situated in Lahore District, Punjab, Pakistanand serves as a goods transit terminal and a railway station between Pakistan and India,[1]and lies on the old Grand Trunk Road between Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan and Amritsar, India. The border is located 24 kilometres (15 mi) from Lahore and 32 kilometres (20 mi) from Amritsar. It is also 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) from the bordering village of Attari.
The lowering of the flags ceremony at the Wagah border is a daily military practice that the security forces of India (Border Security Force) and Pakistan (Pakistan Rangers) have jointly followed since 1959.[2] The drill is characterized by elaborate and rapid dance-like maneuvers, which has been described as "colourful".[2] It is alternatively a symbol of the two countries' rivalry, as well as brotherhood and cooperation between the two nations. Similar parades are being organised at Mahavir/Sadqi border near Fazilka and Hussainiwala/Gandasinghwala border near Firozpur.