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• First Land Ports Authority ICP To Open April 8, Inaugurated April 13

  In News / 8 April 2012 / 0 comments

  

  All eyes will be on the border between Pakistan and India when the first Integrated Check Post (ICP) under the direction of the newly created Land Ports Authority of India opens at the Attari-Wagah international [...]

• FAST TIP: Punjabi, Language of Punjab

  In Languages, Travel Tips / 10 June 2010 / 0 comments

  

  Travelers who don’t speak Punjabi, the official language of Punjab, far in the Northwest reaches of India, fear not; Hindi is widely spoken as well as English. Known for it’s spicy foods, agriculture, manufacturing, and [...]

• India-Pakistan Wagah Border Flag Lowering Ceremony

  In Destinations, Events, Excursions / 25 April 2010 / 3 comments

  

  Everyday, at the same time and place, a curious ritual takes place at the far Northwestern edge of Punjab, India.  Indian Border Security Force soldiers perform a flag lowering ceremony that attracts more than 1,000 [...]