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Wagah, the Glossary

Wagah (واگھا; واہگہ), also spelled Wagha, is a village and union council (UC 181) located in the Wahga Zone near Lahore City District, Pakistan.^[1]

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Amritsar

Amritsar (ISO: Amr̥tasara), historically also known as Rāmdāspur and colloquially as Ambarsar, is the second-largest city in the Indian state of Punjab, after Ludhiana.

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Attari

Attari, also spelled Atari, is a village of Amritsar district in the Punjab state of India, 3 km from the Indo-Pakistani border at Wagah. Wagah and Attari are India–Pakistan border crossings.

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The Lowering of the Flags ceremony at the Attari–Wagah border is a daily ceremony that the security forces of India (Border Security Force) and Pakistan (Pakistan Rangers) have jointly followed since 1959.

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BBC News

BBC News is an operational business division of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) responsible for the gathering and broadcasting of news and current affairs in the UK and around the world.

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Border Security Force

The Border Security Force (BSF) is the Border Service branch of the Central Armed Police Force.

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Demarcation line

A political demarcation line is a geopolitical border, often agreed upon as part of an armistice or ceasefire.

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Districts of Pakistan

The districts of Pakistan (اِضلاعِ پاكِستان) are the third-level administrative divisions of Pakistan, below provinces and divisions, but forming the first-tier of local government.

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Flag of India

The national flag of India, colloquially called Tiraṅgā (the tricolour), is a horizontal rectangular tricolour flag, the colours being of India saffron, white and India green; with the Ashoka Chakra, a 24-spoke wheel, in navy blue at its centre.

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Flag of Pakistan

The national flag of Pakistan, also known as the Flag of the Star and Crescent (پرچمِ ستارہ و ہلال), is made up of a green field with a stylized tilted white crescent moon and five-pointed star at its centre, and a vertical white stripe at its hoist-end.

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Flagpole

A flagpole, flagmast, flagstaff, or staff is a pole designed to support a flag.

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Ganda Singh Wala

Ganda Singh Wala (Punjabi/گنڈا سنگھ والا) is a village, just 58 km from Lahore City in Kasur District in the Punjab, Pakistan. Wagah and Ganda Singh Wala are India–Pakistan border crossings.

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Grand Trunk Road

The Grand Trunk Road (formerly known as Uttarapath, Sarak-e-Azam, Shah Rah-e-Azam, Badshahi Sarak, and Long Walk) is one of Asia's oldest and longest major roads.

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Himalaya with Michael Palin

Himalaya with Michael Palin is a 2004 BBC television series presented by comedian and travel presenter Michael Palin.

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Hussainiwala

Hussainiwala is a village near Firozpur city in Firozpur district in Punjab state, India. Wagah and Hussainiwala are India–Pakistan border crossings.

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India

India, officially the Republic of India (ISO), is a country in South Asia.

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Khyber Pass

The Khyber Pass (Urdu: درۂ خیبر; translit) is a mountain pass in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan, on the border with the Nangarhar Province of Afghanistan.

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Lahore

Lahore (لہور; لاہور) is the capital and largest city of the Pakistani province of Punjab.

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Lahore District

Lahore District (ضلع لہور; ضلع لاہور) is a district in Punjab, Pakistan, consisting of the provincial capital, Lahore and surrounding areas.

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Lahore–Wagah Branch Line

Lahore–Wagah Branch Line (لاہور-واہگہ برانچ لائن) is one of several branch lines in Pakistan, operated and maintained by Pakistan Railways.

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List of towns in Lahore

Based on the Punjab Village Panchayats and Neighbourhood Councils Bill 2019 (PVPaNCB 2019), published April 23, 2019, Union Councils (UCs) will be replaced by Neighbourhood Councils (NCs).

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Mahavir/Sadqi International Parade Ground

The Retreat ceremony (lowering of the flags ceremony) at Mahavir/Sadqi international parade ground located in Sadqi village, just 14 km from Fazilka City in Fazilka district, Punjab, India.

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Michael Palin

Sir Michael Edward Palin (born 5 May 1943) is an English actor, comedian, writer, and television presenter.

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Middle East

The Middle East (term originally coined in English Translations of this term in some of the region's major languages include: translit; translit; translit; script; translit; اوْرتاشرق; Orta Doğu.) is a geopolitical region encompassing the Arabian Peninsula, the Levant, Turkey, Egypt, Iran, and Iraq.

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Pakistan

Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia.

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Pakistan Rangers

The Pakistan Rangers (پاکستان رینجرز) are a pair of paramilitary federal law enforcement corps' in Pakistan.

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Pakistan Standard Time

Pakistan Standard Time (پاکستان معیاری وقت, abbreviated as PKT) is UTC+05:00 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time.

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Partition of India

The Partition of India in 1947 was the change of political borders and the division of other assets that accompanied the dissolution of the British Raj in the Indian subcontinent and the creation of two independent dominions in South Asia: India and Pakistan.

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Radcliffe Line

The Radcliffe Line was the boundary demarcated by the two boundary commissions for the provinces of Punjab and Bengal during the Partition of India.

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Sanjeev Bhaskar

Sanjeev Bhaskar (born 31 October 1963) is an Indian-English actor, comedian and television presenter.

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Sunset

Sunset (or sundown) is the disappearance of the Sun below the horizon of the Earth (or any other astronomical object in the Solar System) due to its rotation.

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Union councils of Pakistan

The union councils of Pakistan (یونین کونسل), referred to as village councils in villages, are an elected local government body consisting of 21 councillors, and headed by a Nazim which is equivalent to a mayor or chairperson and a Naib Nazim (vice chairperson).

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Wagah railway station

Wagah Railway Station (Urdu and واہگہ ریلوے اسٹیشن) is located in Wagah, Punjab, Pakistan.

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2014 Wagah border suicide attack

On 2 November 2014, a suicide bombing took place at Wagah border following the daily border ceremony in Pakistan.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wagah

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