Originally Posted by
mapletree
Suggest you use your miles to get you to DXB, and to then buy a cheap ticket from DXB into Pakistan and back. This usually works for me. You can buy the DXB-Pak tix off Expedia, or one of the UAE travel agents (eg, DNATA).
I second mapletree. After years and years of trying to figuring out a way out, I think under the present circumstances, this is the best strategy.