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New Delhi5 hours ago
Not only do diyas light up on Diwali, but the distance between the hearts also gets erased by eating sweets together. On Thursday, the same distance was seen erasing between the security forces of both the countries on the border between India and Pakistan. Indian security forces offer Diwali sweets to Pakistani soldiers after a gap of three years along the border in Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab and Rajasthan.
The tradition of distributing sweets was stopped after the Pulwama attack
The tradition of distributing sweets on each other’s festival between the armies of India and Pakistan has remained since independence. However, this tradition has also been affected by the tension between the two countries.
The tradition of distributing sweets on Diwali had also stopped after the suicide attack on a CISF convoy in Kashmir’s Pulwama in February, 2019. Since then, in the last three years, the two countries did not distribute sweets among themselves.
BSF gave Gadra laddus in Barmer
Sweets were exchanged between BSF and Pak Rangers at the Indo-Pak International Border in Barmer district of Rajasthan. Also Happy Diwali. BSF presented laddus along with packets of other sweets from the famous Gadra (town) of Barmer district at the outposts of Munabao, Gadrarod, Calnor, Bakhasar. Pakistani soldiers also gave their famous sweets to the BSF jawans.
Sweets also fed on Punjab’s Attari border
BSF jawans also fed sweets on Diwali to soldiers of Pakistani Rangers at the famous Attari-Wagah border in Amritsar, Punjab. Pakistani Rangers also extended Diwali greetings to BSF jawans by feeding them sweets in return.
Sweets made on the Teethwal Bridge in Jammu and Kashmir
Indian Army personnel sweetened the mouth of Pakistani soldiers at the Line of Control (LOC) in Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir. The Pakistani army also distributed sweets to the Indian soldiers. During this, soldiers on both sides hugged each other and greeted them.
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