July 04, 2026 08:02 pm (IST)
Follow us:
facebook-white sharing button
twitter-white sharing button
instagram-white sharing button
youtube-white sharing button
'Why can't citizens protest against the government? They are being made slaves by slapping cases': Bombay HC slams Mumbai Police, quashes activist's externment | 'First he cheats on me...': Siya Goyal's old pub video goes viral amid probe into fiancé Ketan Agarwal's alleged murder | Ronaldo's goal, Ramos' last-gasp winner send Portugal past Croatia, set up Spain clash | India-US trade deal almost done! Piyush Goyal hints at breakthrough | Ram Mandir donation scam: Champat Rai points finger at his own driver | PM Modi welcomes Japanese PM Sanae Takaichi as India-Japan ties enter a new era | 'Not an isolated incident': India slams Pakistan after 125-year-old historic Gurdwara is demolished | Ram Mandir donation theft: Six accused were employed by Varanasi-based security firm, probe reveals | Ayodhya Ram Temple donation theft: Probe says majority of money was allegedly stolen during Kumbh Mela | Commercial LPG price slashed by Rs 183.50 from July 1; check new rates in Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai

India, Pakistan exchange sweets to mark India Republic Day

| | Jan 27, 2015, at 08:31 pm
Jammu, Jan 27 (IBNS) The two armies of India and Pakistan in a gesture of bonhomie exchanged sweets on the Line of Control adjoining the posts at Chakan-da-Bagh and Roshni on India's 66th Republic Day.

At Chakan-da Bagh the Indian Army side was represented by two Officers, one Junior Commissioned Officer and seven Other Ranks while the team from Pakistan Army comprised  of two Officers, one Junior Commissioned Officer and six Other Ranks .The Officers named Major Shehzad Ahmed and Lieutenant Rahez represented the Pakistan Army.

Soldiers of both the countries also exchanged greetings and sweets at a similar function adjoining the posts on Line of Control at Roshni with two Officers, two Junior Commissioned Officers and 22 Other Ranks present from Indian Army to share this historic moment with their Pakistani counterparts represented by its two Officers named Major Parvez and Captain Asaan alongwith, one Junior Commissioned Officer and sixteen Other Ranks.

(Reporting by Saleem Iqbal Qadri)

Support Our Journalism

We cannot do without you.. your contribution supports unbiased journalism

IBNS is not driven by any ism- not wokeism, not racism, not skewed secularism, not hyper right-wing or left liberal ideals, nor by any hardline religious beliefs or hyper nationalism. We want to serve you good old objective news, as they are. We do not judge or preach. We let people decide for themselves. We only try to present factual and well-sourced news.

Support objective journalism for a small contribution.