Priyanka Tiwari
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Suspense crime, Digital Desk : The public retreat ceremony will be conducted again at three Punjab border posts with Pakistan from Wednesday, May 21 as per the Border Security Force (BSF). This notice comes almost two weeks after the function was put on hold on account of a military response termed as Operation Sindoor, which came into effect after the 22 April Pahalgam terrorist attack that claimed the lives of 26 individuals.
Restoration to the Retreat Ceremony with Changes
Starting the ceremony will be opened first for media representatives on Tuesday, with the public officially permitted entry from Wednesday at 6 PM. The retreat will be held at Attari (Amritsar), Hussainiwala (Ferozepur), and Sadki (Fazilka) but with restrictions The BSF will shake hands with their Pakistani counterparts but will not open the gates during the ceremony.
Changes to Enhance Public Safety and Security
The BSF had canceled public participation to the event from May 8, stating that the audience restriction came on the heels of Sindoor’s Operation aimed at striking terrorist sites within Pakistan and Pakistan Occupied Kashmir. There is no denying that the flag lowering ritual still occurs routinely; yet on audience-less days the changes to the routine stance to the Pakistan Rangers underscore less outward friendliness without resulting in a lower tempo approach.
A Controlled Symbolic Area Event at Main Border Posts
At Attari (with its counterpart Wagah in Pakistan), Hussainiwala (with Ganda Singh Wala on the opposite side), and Sadki, the joint flag lowering ceremony with Pakistan Rangers is conducted as part of the military ritual and border control exercise. Even though the coordination of flag-lowering still endures, gestures like gate openings and handshakes have been suspended in accordance to the state of diplomacy.
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