Weddings go on in Pakistan Kashmir border

Relatives carry the bride, Rabia Bibi, in a Doli, a traditional hand cart used to carry brides at weddings, as they leave for the groom's house in Ashkot village on the Line of Control (LoC) in Neelum Valley, district of Pakistan-administered Kashmir, on May 3, 2025, following the ongoing border tensions between India and Pakistan after the Kashmir tourist attack. - AFP

NEELUM VALLEY: Rabia Bibi, a glittering red dupatta pulled over her eyes, wasn't about to let the threat of war with India stop her wedding in a remote valley in Pakistan-controlled Kashmir.

"In our childhood the situation was also like this but we are not afraid. Nor will we be," the 18-year-old told AFP after being carried in a flower-garlanded "doli" carriage.