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Brides, biryani and marriage multiplexes: Pakistan's wedding season heats up in cool weather
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Pakistani bride Dua Khan and groom Asher Khan pose for photo during their wedding ceremony at Radiance banqueting hall, in Karachi, Pakistan, Saturday, Jan. 27, 2024. There's a scrum of people trying to get photos with the married couple at the Radiance banqueting hall in a middle-class Karachi neighborhood Voices are barely audible above the din of 400 guests, dinner service, music, and the drone whirring around the room. The bride and groom are beaming. Their families and friends jostle for a place with them onstage. - photo by AP Photo/Fareed Khan
KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — There’s a scrum of people trying to get photos with the married couple at the Radiance banquet hall, and you can barely hear someone talk above the din of 400 guests tucking into biryani and chicken tikka, music and the drone whirring around the room. The bejeweled bride and her natty groom are beaming. Outside, the street is jammed with cars heading to wedding parties in neighboring banquet halls, L’Amour, Candles and Hill Top.