Viewfinder: Commemorating a Shared Independence at the India-Pakistan Border

Pacific Standard Staff
August 15, 2017
Pakistani Rangers and Indian Border Security Force personnel perform during the daily beating of the retreat ceremony at the India-Pakistan Wagah Border Post.
Pakistani Rangers (black) and Indian Border Security Force personnel (brown) perform during the daily beating of the retreat ceremony at the India-Pakistan Wagah Border Post, some 35kms west of Amritsar on August 14th, 2017. Pakistan celebrates its independence on August 14th, one day before India's independence day on August 15th.
Pakistani Rangers (black) and Indian Border Security Force personnel (brown) perform during the daily beating of the retreat ceremony at the India-Pakistan Wagah Border Post, some 35kms west of Amritsar on August 14th, 2017. Pakistan celebrates its independence on August 14th, one day before India's independence day on August 15th.
Pakistani Rangers (black) and Indian Border Security Force personnel (brown) perform during the daily beating of the retreat ceremony at the India-Pakistan Wagah Border Post, some 35kms west of Amritsar on August 14th, 2017. Pakistan celebrates its independence on August 14th, one day before India’s independence day on August 15th.

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