He leaves a tsunami in his wake regardless of what he does. An off-hand comment on bachelorhood being a superficial state and that he won’t give up on the marriage front has led to a cottage industry of sorts, trying to find out who his new betrothed is going to be.
The channels started falling over themselves in giving names. One of the ladies mentioned turned out to be married already. Another called a channel to deny.
Meanwhile, the bashful groom-to-be was seen at Lords’. Accompanied by sons, to boot. Possibly to seek permission from them. And their mother. And their mother’s mother?
Meanwhile, the prime term has one-upped Imran Khan by declaring a national strike day for the recent events in Kashmir on the day the latter had called for a political show of strength.
It was a low-key affair, the prime minister’s arrival back in the country. None of the bells and whistles. Met with the media briefly with the promise that more interaction will come in the near future.
Insiders say that the premiere is not as well as he is letting on. That allegations of his not having had the operation in the first place is something he’s carefully engineered. He’d rather have the people believe that than have any doubts about his fitness.
He hasn’t healed completely from his operation. Politics aside, here’s to hoping for a full recovery.
