“It’s the story of two marriages.”

“The famous Dickensian novel, the tale of two cities …”

“No, not applicable here – not all white people are of the same ethnic group that you know.” ‘

“I do not understand.”

The British are Anglo-Saxons and the French are Celts or Gallic, however in our twin cities Islamabad and Rawalpindi, the same ethnic group… ”

“Don’t be facetious, anyway, like I said like many others, I was obsessed with the two – equally lavish – the Vicky Kaushal-Katrina Kaif wedding – two people who, thanks to their talent and luck, made pots of money and while the The fancy place was free but I’m sure they spent millions on their wedding while in Pakistan we celebrated the wedding of Maryam Nawaz’s son, Junaid Safdar, and the father of his bride is extremely wealthy… ”

“Ok, let me point out the similarities: the place was free for both, Kaushal-Kaif was offered Barwara fort near Jaipur for free while Raiwind is family owned and therefore free, second similarity the money was spent on clothes… “

“Were the clothes made in the country or imported from India because I heard that many rich Pakistani families buy their bridal clothes in India …”

“Even though they were bought in India, Junaid Safdar’s wife was a resident of Qatar I believe and so she is not bound by our import policy …”

“What import policy? We spent about $ 20 billion on imports in the first five months of the year and even though the clothes were imported, that’s a pittance like… “

“Don’t be facetious, it’s good to have a garage sale on and off and The Khan has set a good precedent by having one for the first time at the Prime Minister’s house.”

“Okay, now let me talk about the differences between the two marriages. Kaushal-Kaif’s marriage was paid for by the hard work of the bride and groom and Junaid Safdar’s marriage was paid for by the hard work of their maternal grandfather… ”

“Excuse me?”

“Nawaz Sharif made this possible and don’t forget he was especially kind to his Samdhis – there is Dar and now there is Saifur Rehman …”

“It’s not technically correct. Saifur Rehman is not his samdhi but that of his daughter… ”

“Your statement is not correct either – a samdhi constitutes the fathers of the bride and groom. Don’t look that far – Nawaz Sharif is not the father but the grandfather of the groom and Maryam is not a man.

“I was mistaken.”

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