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Covering almost 9,058 KMs according to google maps, the bus services ticket price will be 20,000 PKR. Even though the difference between the bus fare and the air-fare is that of earth and sky, but it is unlikely that anyone can sit for that long in a bus and furthermore, it is even more unlikely that anyone living abroad will have such long holidays that they are able to spend almost 5 or more days (based on google estimate) on a back straining journey.
While anyone that heard about this service was baffled at the proposal all set to begin its service from March 2012 however, AJK government said that AJKs transport authorities are hoping that the project will facilitate over 0.70 million Britain-based Kashmiri expatriates hailing from this district. [Via: pakwheels.com]
Birmingham, West Midlands, UK to Muzaffarabad - Google Maps
Four buses of international standards will be put on this route between Mirpur-Birmingham with up-to-date safety mechanism and the new transport policy will envisage zero tolerance for over-loading and overcharging of fares in the public transport.
This however is quite an passionate attempt by the AJK government to help its people to be close to their homeland, especially those unable to afford air-travel.