Overstepping the mark
The chief adjudicator
of the Balochistan bench decided that he needed to terminate the services of a
civil servant
working in the Bal Development Authority. This he did, but in his judgment also decreed that any other official from the same department fraternizing with the said laid-off bureaucrat would be dealt with in no uncertain terms. The adjudicators words were that those who “maintained contact” with the disgraced bureaucrat would be the recipients of “disciplinary action”. This is the Land of the Pure, where every institution specializes in overstepping the mark.
Happy and unhappy notes
The Man of Steel is recuperating in London after a surgical procedure to correct his irregular heart beat. Last week he was spotted at the high end store
Selfridges
with our bhabi, heartily partaking of salt beef pastrami and rye bread sandwiches with lashings of mayo, mustard, horse radish, pickle and salad. Our mole, who happened to pass by the happy couple’s table saw what they were eating. On a not-so-happy note,
Gill on the Hill
communicated with The Man of Steel and apprised him of the political situation at home. Gill told The Man that the khakis still hadn’t given up on the “technocrats’ government” scheme and that if they attempted to move towards this, Gill and
Hubby
hoped that The Man would stand firm in his opposition to any “undemocratic move”. We hear The Man was not unequivocal in his reassurance. Apparently, he told Gill that he would “do nothing”, whatever that means.
Ruffled feathers
A
stalwart of the Quaid-e-Qiwam
and a follower of The Man of Steel had a very public spat after they both appeared on a talk show. Having disagreed vociferously on the show, as they took off their mics and walked off the stage, The Man of Steel’s adherent declared to the Quaid’s stalwart, “now that you’ve made an entry into the Punjab, please make sure you don’t start
target killings
in our province”. The Quaid-e-Qiwam’s stalwart shot back, “we’ll try but if we do begin target killing, we’ll start with you”. The Man’s disciple went off in a huff and it was after much smoothing of ruffled feathers that the matter was laid to rest.
