Ganda Singh Wala
Ganda Singh Wala گنڈا سِنگھ والا | |
---|---|
village | |
Flag lowering ceremony in Ganda Singh Wala near, Lahore City | |
31°2′16.71″N 74°31′6.47″E / 31.0379750°N 74.5184639°E / 31.0379750; 74.5184639 | |
Country | Pakistan |
Province | Punjab |
District | Kasur |
Languages | |
• Official | Urdu, Shahmukhi |
Time zone | UTC+5:00 (PST) |
Nearest village | Hussainiwala |
Ganda Singh Wala (Punjabi/Urdu: گنڈا سنگھ والا) is a village, just 58 km from Lahore City in Kasur District in the Punjab, Pakistan. Until 1986, it served as the main border crossing between Pakistan and India.[1] The Sutlej River flows by Ganda Singh Wala, and the area is prone to flooding.[2]
The village is now a 45-minute drive from Lahore after the construction of the new Lahore-Firozpur road. Nearby Burj Naamdaar village is noted for the cultivation of bamboo.[citation needed]
Etymology
The village was named after Ganda Singh Datt. It lies on the border with Eastern Punjab, India. The Pakistani village, which was named after a Sikh man, lies opposite the Indian village of Hussainiwala, which in turn was named after a Muslim man.
India Pakistan Border
Border crossing
The border crossing is now closed. In the 1960s and 1970s, it was the principal road crossing between India and Pakistan,[3] but was replaced by the border crossing at Wagah, a little further north. In 2005 there were proposals to reopen the border,[4] but it remained closed. More recently the Chief Minister of Punjab Shahbaz Sharif proposed the reopening of the border when he visited Attari in India.[citation needed]
Border ceremony
Since 1970, a daily 6 pm Beating Retreat Border Ceremony is jointly held at the border crossing by the military of both nations. It is similar to the Attari-Wagah border ceremony.[5] Attendees are seated close by, as compared to Wagah where crowds are kept far apart. The Indian village across the border is Hussainiwala. "Ganda Singh Wala-Hussainiwala border ceremony" is attended mostly by local Punjabis on either side of the border.
See also
References
- ^ Important Places Kasur District, Official District website. Retrieved 24 October 2019
- ^ Shaukati Ali Awan Flood forecasting and management in Pakistan
- ^ Paul Mason (2006) Via Rishikesh: an account of hitchhiking to India in 1970[permanent dead link]
- ^ Daily Times, 8 September 2005 Archived 20 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ District Ferozepur website: Retreat Ceremony at Husainiwala
External links
- Ceremony at the Ganda Singh Wala India-Pakistan border
- v
- t
- e
- Ahlowal
- Alpa Kalan
- Akbrabad
- Baghiana Kalan
- Bahadurpura
- Bazidpur
- Beharwal Kalan
- Bhagiwal
- Bhamba Kalan
- Bhedian Kalan
- Bhoe Asal
- Chathian Wala
- Daftuh
- Deo Sial
- Fatehpur
- Gehlan Hithar
- Habibabad
- Halla
- Jaguwala
- Jajjal
- Jambar
- Jamsher Kalan
- Jamsher Khurd
- Kanganpur
- Khai Hithar
- Khudian
- Kotha
- Kotli Rai Abubakar
- Kull
- Matta
- Mir Muhammad
- Mudke Dhariwal
- Mundayki
- Mustafaabad
- Naroki
- Nathoki
- Orara
- Phoolnagar
- Phulliani
- Pial Kalan
- Raja Jang
- Rajowal Nau
- Rao Khan Wala
- Rasool Pur
- Sadda
- Sehjra
- Talwandi
- Usmanwala
- Wan Aadhan
- Wan Khara
- Zafarke
This article about a location in Kasur District, Punjab, Pakistan is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- v
- t
- e