A roaring Himalayan river and one of the world's most militarized borders separate the Khokhar family in Kashmir, a mountainous region divided between India and Pakistan — arch rivals that gained independence from Britain 75 years ago.
Abdul Rashid Khokhar lives on the Indian side, in the village of Teetwal.
Across the fast-flowing waters of the Neelum River, also known as the Kishanganga, his nephews — Javed Iqbal Khokhar and Muneer Hussain Khokhar — run small stores in the hamlet of Chilehana in Pakistan.
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