Well every once and then in Pakistan you get hold up in the already congested roads because of VIP(MNAs, MPAs, President, prime minister)
I don't know what is the cause of holding the traffic the number of security persons and traffic wardens you see would be enough to take down a small town. If these VIPs are so much scared about their security what lays for a normal person is anyones guess

When you walk in a shop and no body gives you the odd look

 When you can buy and eat stuff of the shelf without reading through the ingredients

 When you don't have to make an accent to fit in

 When you can talk without doing translations or trying to find exact word to express your feeling.

 When you know most people that matter are within a couple of hours of flight away.

 When you can get samosa and pakora on the road when its raining

 That means you are at home No matter what difference of opinion two siblings of family have no one throws the other out.

 No matter how grave the crises are if you can talk to a complete stranger about the cricket match last night and discuss how they should have played when none of you ever held a bat.

 There is always hope ...

Recently our media is becoming almost out of control. They are sensationalizing the stories and are able to effect the public opinion. This is beoming extremely dangerous for a country that is already under threat from people in and out of country
Some recent examples
1. The display of portraits (they were objectionable no doubt about it and should be condemed) of late benazir bhutto and resulting public outrage
2. Flogging of girl by taliban. Publsizing a 4 month old video completely acting ir responsibly. I have no object of un earthing these facts but why did they not cover the Dr Afia Siddiqui case so vehemently or the poor women who were killed by and buried alive in balochistan by influencial people that is also an old case why does it not deserve same attentionb and hue and cry to bring those people to justice?? Maybe because that events irks some people media does not want to bother. they could have mentioned in passing that the video is old but did not on puspose?
I am against any media restraints but I am also against a free media which can play havoc when ever they can

Well this was first for me. When I entered the ground where they had the arrangements. I cursed my self for coming earlier again despite commiting the mistake some times in past. However my dissappointment vanished when the brother of groom gave me plate of gol gappey with the chutney. And I looked around there was a proper stall of gol gappas in a corner where people were surrounding the stall and getting plates of their own.
I don't know if its common but for me it was first and did I mention that they were delicious.
And they also had jalebies to munch while you waited for the function to progress and main course started

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