AMRITSAR: Women soldiers of India andPakistan will soon perform the ceremonial beating retreat held every evening at the Attari-Wagah border of the two countries.
Border security forces of the neighbours - India's Border Security Force (BSF) and Pakistan Rangers - agreed to have women platoon commanders for the daily flag-lowering ceremony held simultaneously by the two forces at the Attari-Wagah border.
BSF Inspector-General (Frontier) Aditya Mishra told TOI on Monday that Pakistan has also agreed to women platoon commanders for the beating retreat ceremony.
The platoon commander seeks the permission of the company commander to conduct the parade and then shakes hands with their Pakistani counterpart at zero line.
Initially, Indian women platoon commanders would conduct the drill and Pakistan Rangers followed.
After shaking hands, the platoon commander informs the company commander that flag-lowering ceremony was over and again shakes hand with the Pakistani counterpart as a goodwill gesture.
Though both sides have decide to have female platoon commanders, they are likely to begin conducting the parade after they develop perfect coordination.
Three years ago, for the first time, the BSF posted women at the India-Pakistan border. The women personnel of the BSF guard the force's border outposts and are also posted along the barbed wire fencing at the international border.
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