Dripping with irony
A recent home comer to Pakistan, having plea-bargained his return with those who go around NABbing people, was constrained to sell one of the many properties he owns in the country. The situation was dripping with irony – the plea bargain of this former khaki who once presided over the bijli behemoth, was a mere Rs 200 million. The house he sold in prime Lahore, one of his many properties, was flogged for Rs 120 million. The man who bought it was a serving small-time official of the same bijli behemoth.
Brilliant gem
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Magnum opus
Rumour has it that Chory Shuj of Guj is currently penning his magnum opus, a sort of tell all, soon to be published. Naturally, he has told it like he sees it, and there may be some score settling but the Chory is also known for observing the rules of etiquette and is famous for what in desi parlance is “vazadari”. So, we can expect his autobiography to be both civil and military, pun intended.