Border closing ceremony 5

Lowering of the flag. It is done very slowly and supposedly at the same speed so as not to imply national superiority of any country. In this case however, the Pakistani flag was higher almost all the time. Coincidence?

Border crossing, border closing ceremony and Golden Temple

October 8th 2006
The 7th was my last day in Pakistan. I was still not 100% healthy but good enough. My plan for the day was to cross the border and then watch the border closing ceremony, a daily show where the guards *gasp* close the border. I must admit I wasn't totally optimistic about this border ceremony thing but the LP raved about it, even saying it was a highlight of India so I figured it would be stupid t ... read more

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The Indus Valley civilization, one of the oldest in the world, dates back at least 5,000 years. Aryan tribes from the northwest invaded about 1500 B.C.; their merger with the earlier Dravidian inhabitants created the classical Indian culture. Arab in... ... read more

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