Chandigarh, May 21 -- In a symbolic yet scaled-down revival of tradition, the iconic 'Beating Retreat' ceremony resumed on Tuesday at all three India-Pakistan border check posts in Punjab - Attari (Amritsar), Hussainiwala (Ferozepur), and Sadki (Fazilka) - 12 days after it was suspended in the aftermath of India's retaliatory military action, Operation Sindoor.
The resumption marked a cautious return to public ceremony amid heightened cross-border tensions following India's precision air strikes on nine terrorist camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir on May 6-7, launched in response to the Pahalgam terror attack that claimed 26 Indian lives.
While the tricolour was lowered with usual military precision and zeal, the ceremony bor...