There are self exiles and then there are the NAB exiles. But now there is yet a new category of Pakistani exiles. The Dengue exiles. We hear that many elitist families, in and out of parliament, have not returned after their summer holidays abroad and many “eminent” persons that have ventured back have left wives and kids behind in safer mosquito free pastures. Apparently the dengue mosquito has turned out to be a bigger terrorist than the gun totting suicide bombing militants.
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We hear that last week a fundraising musical evening at the Lahore Governor House had the crooner of billo and preeto fame Abrar-ul Haq reaching out to the crowd, hoping they would dig into their pockets and donate generously for the rehabilitation of flood victims. But the host was not leaving the matter entirely in the hands of professional singers.
Word has it that Governor Khosa jumped into the arena and rekindled the spirit of Kundan Lal Saigal. He sang several numbers associated with the late singer actor and probably the first super star of this subcontinent. People noted that Governor Khosa had sharpened his skills in this area considerably.
As it happened, the spirit of Saigal revived the nostalgia of his 1935 screen character Devdas. With all those legends haunting the Guv House, guests were moved to get out their cheque books. The amount collected added up to five crore rupees.
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The HSY robbery has fashionistas worrying over time about the growing lawlessness in the country. One could understand bank robberies but now fashion studio robberies?
However we have to understand that this is no run-of-the-mill designer outlet. We hear that the HSY setup near Lahore’s Firdaus Market has a design museum, a bridals booking office, a party clothes booking office, a prêt line room, a room where fashion shows are held for individual clients and then there is the usual business room. Hassan Shehryar Yasin, the young highly motivated and business savvy boss of the setup, has clients walking into these premises with solitaire-laden fingers, clutching Birkin handbags overflowing with cash.
Hasan is famed for sizing up the client in a minute and putting a price tag on her choice. With ample attitude and not-so-subtle self promotion, Hasan always gets his man or woman.
Well it seems the robbers have also found their man. Careful HSY.
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