ATTARI: It was the customary daily border ceremony between nuclear-armed arch-enemies India and Pakistan, with swaggering soldiers high-kicking to thunderous patriotic music applauded by crowds.
However, a crucial element was absent from the performance: the customary sign of collaboration, a handshake between the opposing troops, was not present.
After New Delhi accused Islamabad of supporting the April 22 attack on tourists in Pahalgam, the deadliest attack on civilians in Illegally Indian Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) in years, relations have deteriorated.
Pakistan denies the allegations, and the nations have subsequently ordered the border to be closed, evicted citizens, and traded diplomatic jabs.
