Neelum Valley:
Rabia Bibi, a sparkling red dupatta shot him in his eyes, was not about to leave the threat of war with India to stop her marriage in a valley remote to cashmere controlled by Pakistan.
“In our childhood, the situation was also like that, but we are not afraid. We will not be either,” said the 18 -year -old young man to AFP after being transported to a “Doli” car.
“We want peace, so our life is not affected,” said the bride, radiant in gold bracelets, Bejeweled bridal helmet and richly embroidered scarlet dress. During the ceremony – preceded by the sacrifice of a chicken – the groom Chaudhry Junaid, no less resplendent in his coat sherwani elaborate and his red and gold turban, was also provocative.
“People are anxious and worried, but even, we have not canceled any traditional ceremony,” said 23 -year -old.
The tensions between the nuclear arc rivals have soaked since India has in a hurry Pakistan of supporting a shooting that killed 26 civilians in India illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir (Iiojk) on April 22.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave his military “full operational freedom” to respond to the attack.
The two parties exchanged shots for more than a week on the highly militarized control line (LOC) and Pakistan on Saturday led a “training launch” of a missile to prove its “operational preparation”.
Last week, Islamabad warned that they had “credible information” that India provided imminent strikes.
International pressure was stacked in New Delhi and Islamabad to defuse.
In Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AKJ), emergency exercises were carried out in playgrounds, residents were invited to fill up on food and medicine, and religious schools closed.
In Iiojk, those who live along the loc move away – or clean the bunkers fearing the conflict.
The ordinary cashmiris living on both sides of the region of divided Muslim major are often the first victims taken in the cross fires.
In a corner without a checkpoint of the picturesque Valley Neelum, a tourist epicenter which was closed last week, the Iiojk is the other side of the river which winds through the mountainous region. Residents told AFP that they had been invited to the Pakistani authorities to remain vigilant due to the threat of a possible military confrontation.
In another village, the engineer in mechanics Shoiib Akhtar also married.
“This is the happiest opportunity of our lives, and we will not let anything spoil it,” said Akhtar, the 25 -year -old groom surrounded by family.
