MUZAFFARABAD, Sept 27: Authorities in Pakistan are planning to launch a bus route from the Azad Kashmir town of Mirpur to the British city of Birmingham — 8,000 kilometres away. The mammoth journey would take travellers through some of the most dangerous areas of Pakistan on their way to Iran, Turkey and Europe before reaching the Midlands city after around eight days, officials said. Tahir Khokhar, the transport minister of Azad Kashmir, said the fare…
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by Tariq Naqash in Dawn, Sept 28 MUZAFFARABAD, Sept 27: The Azad Jammu and Kashmir Council (AJKC) secretariat has made two appointments in blatant disregard to the recommendations of the Federal Public Service Commission (FPSC). FPSC nominees have finally made a presentation to Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf for justice, it has been learnt. Interestingly, the controversial notification was issued by the AJKC on September 13, in spite of a resolution passed by four out…