02-18-2011, 02:06 AM
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[center]Fashion houses[/center]
The new Punjab Guvââ¬â¢s lady (he has several, we refer to the senior wife) has decided to go into business. We hear she is setting up a boutique and when asked how she thought it would fare in these recessionary times, she said she had thought of a way to maximize sales. She says her fashion house is going to be divided into three further houses ââ¬â thereââ¬â¢s going to be a ââ¬ÅHouse of Lordsââ¬Â for the richest ladies. This House will stock apparel worth Rs 100,000/ and upwards. Then thereââ¬â¢s going to be a ââ¬ÅHouse of Commonsââ¬Â which is going to offer clothes between the range of Rs 20,000/ and Rs 100,000/. And then finally, the Guvââ¬â¢s lady is also going to have a House with an egalitarian touch ââ¬â a ââ¬ÅHouse of Servantsââ¬Â (we kid you not) for women of a lower order, whose pocket allows them only to buy clothes priced from Rs 5,000/ to Rs 20,000/.
[center]Offers accepted[/center]
Ever wondered why thereââ¬â¢s not a squeak out of the family of that poor boy Ibadurrahman, who was run over and killed by the speeding American Consulate vehicle that was chasing after Raymond Davis that fateful day in Lahore? Well, we have it from the horseââ¬â¢s mouth that Ibadââ¬â¢s family have been given four American passports and Rs 1 crore in compensation and that they have accepted both the passports and the money. Theyââ¬â¢ve signed on the dotted line and agreed to keep quiet. They will be leaving Lahore for the US shortly. An important personage of the Punjab Government went and personally made the offer to Ibadââ¬â¢s family and saw it through, notwithstanding the governmentââ¬â¢s pious denials to all and sundry that ââ¬Åthe law would take its own courseââ¬Â. Something similar also happened to the late Fahimââ¬â¢s family (Fahim being one of the men shot dead by Raymond Davis), except that they fell out with each other. Apparently, Fahimââ¬â¢s mother was reluctant to share some of the spoils with his widow, who in a fit of desperation killed herself. Since then, the same mother and other relatives of Fahim have accepted the American offer.
[center]Mind your language[/center]
Our new Min of Inf, that outspoken Iron Lady, had a spat with a woman anchor in a recent TV interview. Accused of gender insensitivity in the TV interview, the Iron Lady let rip once again. Lest we forget, the same Iron Lady had accused a fellow woman politician of having scaled the heights ââ¬Åvia the bedroomââ¬Â, and that too on television, for all to hear and see. This time, asked about that incident, the Iron Lady lost it, as she often does, and made a similar sexist comment aimed at the anchor. Later, we hear she complained to the management about the producer of the show. The Iron Lady had better learn to live with a free media. And she should mind her language.
Cheers
[url="http://www.thefridaytimes.com/18022011/page32b.shtml"][center][color="#0000FF"][size="6"]Such Gup[/size][/color][/center][/url]
[center]Fashion houses[/center]
The new Punjab Guvââ¬â¢s lady (he has several, we refer to the senior wife) has decided to go into business. We hear she is setting up a boutique and when asked how she thought it would fare in these recessionary times, she said she had thought of a way to maximize sales. She says her fashion house is going to be divided into three further houses ââ¬â thereââ¬â¢s going to be a ââ¬ÅHouse of Lordsââ¬Â for the richest ladies. This House will stock apparel worth Rs 100,000/ and upwards. Then thereââ¬â¢s going to be a ââ¬ÅHouse of Commonsââ¬Â which is going to offer clothes between the range of Rs 20,000/ and Rs 100,000/. And then finally, the Guvââ¬â¢s lady is also going to have a House with an egalitarian touch ââ¬â a ââ¬ÅHouse of Servantsââ¬Â (we kid you not) for women of a lower order, whose pocket allows them only to buy clothes priced from Rs 5,000/ to Rs 20,000/.
[center]Offers accepted[/center]
Ever wondered why thereââ¬â¢s not a squeak out of the family of that poor boy Ibadurrahman, who was run over and killed by the speeding American Consulate vehicle that was chasing after Raymond Davis that fateful day in Lahore? Well, we have it from the horseââ¬â¢s mouth that Ibadââ¬â¢s family have been given four American passports and Rs 1 crore in compensation and that they have accepted both the passports and the money. Theyââ¬â¢ve signed on the dotted line and agreed to keep quiet. They will be leaving Lahore for the US shortly. An important personage of the Punjab Government went and personally made the offer to Ibadââ¬â¢s family and saw it through, notwithstanding the governmentââ¬â¢s pious denials to all and sundry that ââ¬Åthe law would take its own courseââ¬Â. Something similar also happened to the late Fahimââ¬â¢s family (Fahim being one of the men shot dead by Raymond Davis), except that they fell out with each other. Apparently, Fahimââ¬â¢s mother was reluctant to share some of the spoils with his widow, who in a fit of desperation killed herself. Since then, the same mother and other relatives of Fahim have accepted the American offer.
[center]Mind your language[/center]
Our new Min of Inf, that outspoken Iron Lady, had a spat with a woman anchor in a recent TV interview. Accused of gender insensitivity in the TV interview, the Iron Lady let rip once again. Lest we forget, the same Iron Lady had accused a fellow woman politician of having scaled the heights ââ¬Åvia the bedroomââ¬Â, and that too on television, for all to hear and see. This time, asked about that incident, the Iron Lady lost it, as she often does, and made a similar sexist comment aimed at the anchor. Later, we hear she complained to the management about the producer of the show. The Iron Lady had better learn to live with a free media. And she should mind her language.
Cheers