Karachi wallahs, they don’t have alarm clocks. That’s why Imran had to go himself in a private jet and wake them up, telling them that get up, revolution is here. My friend Neelo from Karachi, she and her husband, Saleem, they are also great PTI supporters na. Like other khaatay peetay types they also raised lakhs for Imran na and went to his first jalsa in Karachi in their bullet proof Mercs and sat in the VIPs wallah section as if they were attending their son’s graduation ceremony at BU. So they dropped in to do hello hi and were raving about Imran’s last jalsa in Karachi and how much he was welcomed by MQM and how much Imran admires Altaf Bhai and so Janoo asked: ‘But what about Imran’s allegations on MQM’s rigging and the murder of Zahra Hussain?’
‘Zahra who?’ they asked.
‘Ah,’ said Janoo. ‘I see that the tsunami has swept away every inconvenient truth.’
Speaking of tsunamis, one came to our house. And Mummy’s and Mulloo’s – khair, not that there was anything of value to worry about in Mulloo’s – and Aunty Pussy’s and everywhere else in Gulberg. Mulloo was saying India sent it. Aik tau there was rain first, so much, so much kay don’t ask, and then on top India also sent all the waters from their rivers into ours and they all came to Gulberg and flooded our houses. For two days our sitting and dining and kitchen were under three inches of water. Thanks God, the flood didn’t come into my dressing room nahin tau all my Pradas, Jimmy Choos and D&Gs would have been ruined.
Aur kya? Haan, five old Generals have gone and five new ones have come. But Janoo says old Generals never really go away. They just take off their uniforms, that’s all. I said to Janoo, hope so they put something else on. Vaisay I don’t blame them. All those medals shedals on their uniforms must get so heavy na. Like when I wear my gold necklaces (from Janoo’s side), I have to take them off after a while because they’re so heavy. And those big boots also. Theirs, baba, not mine …
‘Zahra who?’ they asked.
‘Ah,’ said Janoo. ‘I see that the tsunami has swept away every inconvenient truth.’
Speaking of tsunamis, one came to our house. And Mummy’s and Mulloo’s – khair, not that there was anything of value to worry about in Mulloo’s – and Aunty Pussy’s and everywhere else in Gulberg. Mulloo was saying India sent it. Aik tau there was rain first, so much, so much kay don’t ask, and then on top India also sent all the waters from their rivers into ours and they all came to Gulberg and flooded our houses. For two days our sitting and dining and kitchen were under three inches of water. Thanks God, the flood didn’t come into my dressing room nahin tau all my Pradas, Jimmy Choos and D&Gs would have been ruined.
Aur kya? Haan, five old Generals have gone and five new ones have come. But Janoo says old Generals never really go away. They just take off their uniforms, that’s all. I said to Janoo, hope so they put something else on. Vaisay I don’t blame them. All those medals shedals on their uniforms must get so heavy na. Like when I wear my gold necklaces (from Janoo’s side), I have to take them off after a while because they’re so heavy. And those big boots also. Theirs, baba, not mine …