MIRPUR: The Mirpur Currency Changers Association has appealed to the government to ensure security to legally operating currency exchanges in the city and to their customers. A representative of the association said that the increasing number of incidents of people being waylaid after collecting money from currency exchanges is a cause of concern. He appealed to the government to implement a foolproof security system to ensure safety to the life and property of the people…
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By Shabbir Mir in The Express Tribune, May 22 GILGIT: Once a tourist hotspot, the junction point of the three mightiest mountain ranges of the world seem to be loosing its appeal. Situated nearly 45 kilometres from Gilgit, the junction — where the Himalaya, Hindu Kush and Karakoram ranges converge — served as a preferred stopover for tourists, especially foreigners, who would come to take photographs of “awe-inspiring view of the three ranges”. However, owing…