DJ Butt not allowed to meet Imran Khan
According to Express (July 14, 2015) DJ Butt arrived at Bani Gala with his family to meet Imran Khan, but was not allowed to see the PTI chief. He waited for six hours before leaving.
Women beat up ill-mannered police officer
Nawa-e-Waqt reports (July 15, 2015) two women went to a police station in Gujranwala to report a domestic dispute, but the station in-charge misbehaved with them and called them names. The women slapped him and hit him with shoes (thaprron aur jooton ki barish). The clerk (muharrar) heard the noise and arrived on the scene, but instead of saving his boss, he video-recorded the incident on his mobile phone.
Women police officers suspended for fighting
Reported in Dunya (July 16, 2015) a quarrel between the woman SHO of the Bahadurabad police station in Karachi and the former woman SHO turned into a fight (hatha pai). They called each other names and pulled each other’s hair. One of them was injured. They have both been suspended.
Singer demands Rs 20m for song played at PTI sit-in
According to Dunya (July 16, 2015) famous singer Shehzad Chandi has sent a legal notice to DJ Butt demanding Rs 20,000,000 for playing his song without permission during the PTI sit-in in Islamabad.
Raisani on Reham Khan’s degree
Quoted in Jang (July 16, 2015) former Balochistan chief minister Aslam Raisani says Reham Khan has a degree in journalism from Liaqat Medical College. He says it is not one ‘degree’, but an entire thermometer.
Beggars fight over lucrative spots
Beggars who had gathered to bid at an auction for begging rights at lucrative spots (pur-kashish maqamaat) in Kamaliya ended up fighting with batons, Jang reports (July 17, 2015). Several of them were injured. When a police patrol arrived at the site, they ran away (raffu chakar).
Bilawal reached out to Fatima Bhutto
Unidentified sources told Nawa-e-Waqt (July 17, 2015) that PPP chairman Bilawal Bhutto got in touch with Fatima Bhutto to begin a joint political struggle and strengthen Bhuttoism in the People’s Party, but there was no agreement because she asked to become the chairman of the party. The two families also considered making Sanam Bhutto the chairwoman, but she declined.
Rangers reject Eid sweets from India
Reported in Dunya (July 21, 2015) Pakistani Rangers declined sweets sent by Indian border forces on Eid because they said India had been firing at Pakistan because of which four people died in Sialkot.
Out of the way
Nawa-e-Waqt reports (July 21, 2015) the chief traffic officer of Lahore was so upset at an hours-long traffic jam on Shahdara Chowk that he began controlling the traffic himself until it had been restored. He also gave a show-cause notice to the area’s traffic in-charge.
Pakistanis are second most talkative nation in the world
Express reports (July 22, 2015) according to a survey, Pakistanis are the second most talkative nation in the world. They talk at their workplace, in parks and even in bathrooms. South Africa tops the list.