(VOVworld) - India and Pakistan held the usual daily military ceremony at their only land border crossing, one day after a suicide attack there killed dozens of people. Rejecting plans to suspend the ritual at Wagah, Pakistan's military said it wanted the nation to unite against terrorism.

India and Pakistan hold Wagah border ritual despite attack

The bomb exploded near the checkpoint on the Pakistani side, killing at least 55 people and injuring many more. Funerals for those killed have been taking place across Punjab province. Punjab army corps commander Lt-Gen Naveed Zaman told those present at Monday's ceremony that they "proved that terrorists can't break the morale and zeal of the nation".

Indian soldiers also took part on their side of the frontier. There were cheers on the Pakistani side but no spectators on the Indian side. The Wagah ritual has been performed daily since the two countries fought a war in 1971.