srinagar sources stated that after a year-long countdown, arshi Nisar's wedding plans are in tatters, with the Kashmiri bride to fear for her guests' safety as security and communications restrictions are still in place at some areas in Jammu and Kashmir. Meanwhile the marketing manager had originally planned a three day extravaganza, including a special make-up session, music, and a huge canopy to accommodate more than 700 guests invited to partake in the traditional 10-to-15 course Kashmiri feast known as wazwan.
Furthermore like thousands of families in the state, Nisar has resigned herself to an austere event, with no more than 40 guests in attendance if they are able to venture out of their homes. The 29 year old told "I grew up dreaming about a grand wedding but there is not much to celebrate because of the situation”. Reportedly "Now we have decided on a very simple ceremony but I am still worried (about) how my in-laws and my family will move around in these tense times."
Moreover the centre's decision in early August to scrap special status from Jammu and Kashmir and impose restrictions on phone and internet communications has partly cut off Jammu and Kashmir's eight million-strong population from the outside world. Perhaps the authorities have eased the security restrictions in parts of Kashmir valley. Steel barricades and coils of barbed wire to block roads remain, forcing many to remain at home.
