The Pearl Continental Bhurban, usually shortened to PC Bhurban, is a member of

Pearl Continental Hotel Pakistan Services Limited, doing business as Pearl-Continental Hotels & Resorts (also abbreviated to PC Hotels), is the largest chain of five-star hotels in Pakistan with properties in Karachi, Lahore, Rawalpindi, Peshawar, Gwadar, Bhurban, Muza ...

chain in Pakistan. It is located in the town of

Bhurban Bhurban ( ur, بھوربن ) is a small town and a hill station in Punjab province, Pakistan. The resort town is named after a nearby forest. It is located approximately from Murree city. Location Bhurban is situated in between Murree and Kas ...

Murree Murree ( Punjabi, Urdu: مری) is a mountain resort city, located in the Galyat region of the Pir Panjal Range, within the Muree District of Punjab, Pakistan. It forms the outskirts of the Islamabad-Rawalpindi metropolitan area, and is about ...

, which is famous for its scenic beauty. This place is a popular summer resort for the residents of

Islamabad Islamabad (; ur, , ) is the capital city of Pakistan. It is the country's ninth-most populous city, with a population of over 1.2 million people, and is federally administered by the Pakistani government as part of the Islamabad Capital T ...

and nearby cities. In August 2008 the Punjab government levied a toll on vehicles entering the hotel, this has angered tourists who have harangued the toll collectors. Local politicians have opposed the imposition of the toll including the

Nazim Subahdar, also known as Nazim or in English as a "Subah", was one of the designations of a governor of a Subah (province) during the Khalji dynasty of Bengal, Mamluk dynasty (Delhi), Khalji dynasty, Tughlaq dynasty, Mughal era ( of India who w ...

s of Rawat,

Numbal Numbal is a village and union councils of Pakistan, union council of Murree Tehsil in the Murree District of Punjab (Pakistan), Punjab, Pakistan. It is located in the south central area of the tehsil to the south of Murree. According to the 1998 ...

and

Phagwari Phagwari (پھگواڑ ی) is a village and union council of Murree Tehsil in the Murree District of Punjab, Pakistan. It is located at 33°58'60N 73°30'0E in the north-west of the tehsil, it is bounded to the north by Dewal, to the west by Rawa ...

Location

PC Hotel

is located at approximately 13 km from

Hills and two hours' drive from

Bhurban Accord

This place received much media coverage, locally and internationally, when on March 8, 2008 a political agreement was signed by the two political parties

Pakistan Peoples Party The Pakistan People's Party ( ur, , ; PPP) is a centre-left, social-democratic political party in Pakistan. It is currently the third largest party in the National Assembly and second largest in the Senate of Pakistan. The party was founded ...

and

Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) The Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) ( ur, , translit=Pākistān Muslim Līg (Nūn) PML(N) or PML-N) is a centre-right and liberal conservative political party in Pakistan. Alongside the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and Pakistan Peoples Party ...

here. According to the

Bhurban Accord Bhurban Accord (also known as the Murree Declaration) was a political agreement signed by two of Pakistan's biggest political powers, the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and the Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) (PML-N) and was signed by co-chairman of ...

, also known as the Murree Declaration, the two political parties decided to restore the judiciary to pre-Nov 3 position.Zardari, Sharif in historic accord: PML-N to join govt at centre, Judges restoration in 30 days
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