After Eight!

Donot fear perfection- for you will never achieve it. That's what they say. Glad to not have had to go through covering live , the endless celebratory gatherings of Shoaib and Sania wedding. But yesterday, did have to ask my reporter at the hotel covering the final walima in Lahore as to what was cooking there. Well that is part of my job. And I sincerely hope that the celebrations have just begun for the couple to last a life time!

Shoaib at Walima in Lahore

But people have so much to talk about . More than is actually happening.And if you reprimand them for gossiping a bit too much about the Shoania nuptials, they are quick to snap at media, holding them responsible for creating a buzz that fails to subside. They are so disturbed over reports that the government financed Shoaib Malik's walima in the five star.

Policemen in uniform turn up to ensure closure of shops at 8pm

Then, there is this 8 pm market closing time that is pinching everyone. Literally, people have walked up to me to complain about this. In one part of Lahore for example, reportedly Police has taken upon itself to ensure that the poor close down their small general parchoon stores bang at eight. On the first day, as Police left, they threatened shopkeepers that if shopkeepers donot pull down the shutters on time the next day, the electricity meters of their shops will be disconnected and confiscated for six months. They would also be fined Rs.20,000.

Poor life for the poor.

But as the adage goes, where there is a will there is way. A guy in the same neighborhood who runs a Public Call Centre has come up with a brilliant idea. He takes out a table outside his home, displays his pone top up vouchers along with the phone set. People are able to communicate therfore.

And, all of this happens after eight.