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Sweets exchanged at Wagah-Attari border on Pakistan's Independence Day

Updated on: 14 August,2017 04:38 PM IST  |  New Delhi
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On the occasion of Pakistan's 70th Independence Day, sweets were exchanged at Wagah-Attari border on Monday

Sweets exchanged at Wagah-Attari border on Pakistan's Independence Day

Pakistani Wing Commander presents sweets to Indian BSF Commandant during a ceremony to celebrate Pakistan
Pakistani Wing Commander presents sweets to Indian BSF Commandant during a ceremony to celebrate Pakistan's Independence Day at the India-Pakistan Wagah border post on August 14, 2017. Pic/ PTI


Amritsar (Punjab): On the occasion of Pakistan's 70th Independence Day, sweets were exchanged at Wagah-Attari border on Monday.


Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa commenced the Independence Day proceedings by hoisting the largest national flag in the history of Pakistan.


The flag was hoisted on a 400-feet pole and the size of the flag is 120 feet by 80 feet, making highest one in South Asia and the eight highest in the world.

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