Permanently booked
Our mole in a fancy restaurant in Lahore reported that there was a bit of a to-do there a few days ago. It all started with the famous son of the former Chief Adjudicator walking into the restaurant, making a beeline for his regular table. A family of four happened to be sitting at that very table, enjoying their dinner. The son apparently told the family that the table was his, permanently booked for him. The family was nonplussed and called for the manager. The manager appeared, apologized to the family and told the son that he would be seated elsewhere. The son apparently objected to this and stood his ground. An argument ensued, with all eyes on the son and the manager. Finally, the son left the restaurant under protest.
Cooling his heels
We hear Canny and family are all packed and ready to move lock, stock and barrel to the land Down Under. They say Canny’s apparatus Down Under is pretty comprehensive with investments made, real estate bought, all ready and prepared to receive Canny and family. The only hitch is the khakis themselves, we’re told, who feel that the exit from Pakistan of a chief so soon after his retirement will disillusion the rank and file and give his critics an opportunity to say “we told you so”. Sources say Canny’s been told to cool his heels for a bit, and postpone his final departure to a more opportune moment.
Lame excuse
The fire-breathing Friar TUQ was threatening to descend on Pakistan in the spring to give the final heave-ho (his words) to The Man of Steel’s government. The Friar told our mole that in the past he’d been in touch with a former pasha of the Invisible Soldiers Inc., and was hopeful that his successors might give him a hearing once again. That appears to have been a vain hope because suddenly Friar TUQ has postponed his trip to Pakistan. His spokesman has trotted out a lame excuse and it is that the Friar has cataracts in both eyes and will need to rest after his operation. The spokesman has also said that the Friar’s ophthalmologist has asked him to stay away post-op from the strong sun of a country like Pakistan. He can say that again!