Junoon, one of the best Pakistani bands, was live on stage in Indian-administered Kashmir beside the shimmering waters of Srinagar’s Dal Lake.

People had waited anxiously for Junoon’s lead singer, Salman Ahmad, to appear in Sunday’s concert.

Even before he sang the first note of his famous song, “Yaaro yehi dosti hay”, the audience was on its feet.

Fans pressed closer to the stage.

“I gave the security a slip and entered into the VIP enclosure. I wouldn’t even mind the commandos hitting me,” one student, Beenish, told me.

“I wanted to catch a glimpse of Salman. I just love him and just imagine - he has come from Pakistan.”

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