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EXPLAINED: We don t care weddings go on in pakistan s kashmir border | Rare Historical Photos

India and Pakistan, which both claim Kashmir in full, have fought several wars over the Himalayan territory since the end of British rule in 1947 (Credit: AFP)

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.

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