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| September 27, 2012 | Security concern over Birmingham to Kashmir bus route | | London: A British lawmaker has raised fears over the security of
a 4,000-mile trip that will take passengers from Birmingham to Kashmir via the Pakistan-Afghanistan border. It was revealed that Mirpur in Jammu and Kashmir
would now be directly linked by road with the United Kingdom through a direct
bus service, which will pass through seven countries, including Iran , before
finally reaching its destination, also known as 'Little Birmingham'. Birmingham
's Transport Minister Tahir Khokher, however, raised fears around security for
the trip, which visits cities that have reportedly become hotbeds of terrorism,
the Daily Mail reports. Khokher said the intercontinental route would span seven
countries and include stop-overs in the troubled cities of Quetta , near the Afghan
border, and Iranian capital Tehran . According to the paper, there are concerns
that the route could transport terrorists from Birmingham to Pakistan . The long
distance plans were welcomed by Birmingham Labour MP Khalid Mahmood, whose family
originates from Mirpur. But he warned that the Pakistan Government would need
to give assurances that security would be tightly controlled and strict border
checks would have to be in place for the journey to be safe and successful.
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