Pakistan News And Discussion-11

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<b>SUCH GUP </b>
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin--><b>Bright sparks</b>
When Maulana Abdul Aziz, who escaped from Isloo’s Lal Masjid in a burqa, was paraded before cameras and shown on Pakistan Television in his black female garb, the world presumed that it was the handiwork of more loyal than the king types at Pakistan Television. We hear that is not the case. In fact, when the decision was taken to parade the Maulana to the world in his burqa, officials at PTV recorded their disagreement and said that the initiative was in bad taste and would backfire. Our mole says they were overruled by some bright sparks at the headquarters of the Invisible Soldiers Inc and the deed was done. We have heard that even the cameraman was supplied by the bright sparks and did not belong to PTV. <!--emo&--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo-->  <!--emo&--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo-->

<b>Interpreter needed </b>
Before the last minute negotiators went off to the Lal Masjid in a vain attempt to persuade the late Maulana Abdul Rashid to lay down arms, there was a meeting at Shortcut’s house. The composition of the negotiation party was debated and decided at Shortcut’s house. A fly on the wall reports that the lady minister who has replaced Nelofar Bakhtiar, sacked at the behest of the clerics of the Lal Masjid, insisted that she wanted to be part of the negotiating party. There was skepticism about her utility but she insisted and was included in the party. This elicited a sarcastic comment from the state min of int who said, “we’ll need an interpreter for her”.

<b>Hardship to hazard</b>
Representatives in Isloo of countries of the European Union are thinking of cutting back drastically on their personnel in Pakistan. It is dawning on them that Islamabad is not simply a hardship posting, it is downright hazardous.  <!--emo&--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo-->


<b>Happiness in Haryana </b>
Khushi, a beautiful Lahori dancing girl has just returned to her native city from a month long sojourn in Haryana. We hear she was “sent” there by a prominent Punjabi at the behest of Haryana’s head honcho’s son. We also hear that having spread a lot of happiness in Haryana for a whole month, the lady received Rs 30 lakh (Indian) for her troubles.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->