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Border city in Punjab, India

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Attari: Border city in Punjab, India
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. It is situated 25 km west of the Sikh holy city of Amritsar, and is the last Indian station on the rail route connecting Lahore, Pakistan with the Indian capital Delhi. Attari village was the native village of Sardar Sham Singh Attariwala, one of the generals in the Army of Maharaja Ranjit Singh.

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India arm-twists Pakistan into handing over Purnam Kumar Shaw After Op Sindoor Heat [Video]

India arm-twists Pakistan into handing over Purnam Kumar Shaw After Op Sindoor Heat

BSF Constable Purnam Kumar Shaw has returned to India after spending 21 days in Pakistan's custody. Shaw was handed over at the Joint Check Post in Attari, Amritsar, just days after India’s..

Credit: Oneindia     Duration: 02:29Published

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