Tag: Lahore

  • The Wagah Border: a site of uncomfortable contradictions

    The Wagah Border: a site of uncomfortable contradictions

    By Mobeen Hussain (@amhuss27) The Wagah (or Wagha) border is the Punjab border between India and Pakistan. It is approximately 29 km from the city of Lahore on the Pakistani side and 27 km from Amritsar on the Indian side. Whilst undertaking archival research in Lahore, I was told about the daily lowering of the…