The economy may be tanking, but the marriage industry is doing just fine. Of course that benefits associated businesses as well. Take these bridal dress designers, for example. Aunties at marriages are regularly seen, and heard, showing off dresses that fetch 10 lac a piece. And the long lines outside beauty parlours tell their own tales. Like this trendy outfit in Lahore, where PPP’s prima donna Sharmila Farouqi came for her wedding make-up. Some girls had to wait seven hours in line.
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Now the chief minister is not exactly known for thinking too many things true. Indeed, even the PM has had to check his josh e khitabat at some sensitive times. But few can fault his choice of better half in Tehmina Durrani. Fearless woman, always one to take up issues closer to the heart, and never one to avoid reaching out across party lines. She’ll stand up for the oppressed, speak up for the wronged and defend the weak. Just about the only problem people occasionally have with her is the security detail whenever dear hubby visits. If only her gentle, caring touch would rub off on the one closest to her.