Chitrali driver's feat

CHITRAL, March 30: A local driver, Rehmat Wali Azad, broke a world record by cramming 24 passengers in his car here on Saturday. District Bar Association President Ghulam Hazrat Inqilabi was the chief guest on the occasion. He awarded Azad a cash prize of Rs 5,000 for his achievement. Addressing the attendees, Inqilabi said Azad had performed excellently by setting 24 passengers in an Alto. Rehmat’s son Afsar Wali Khan, said last year he had crammed 34 people in a car, also an Alto but his achievement was not acknowledged by the government. He said he was wanted to record his name in the Guinness Book of World Records. He appealed to the federal and provincial governments as well as the civil society to support him so that he could participate in competitions of on national and international levels.–INP]]>