Grapevine

October 2022

Here Again

Actress Angelina Jolie was again in Pakistan to arrange humanitarian assistance for people affected by heavy rains and floods. And where were Pakistan’s own leaders - the same well-known men and women who make long speeches in their drawing rooms and sleep with the AC cold?

Ghadaar!

When Donald Trump addressed a rally in Pennsylvania, he termed President Joe Biden as an “Enemy of the State. Looks like ‘ghadars’ have reached America too. Trump is known for his ambition to return to the White House and his die-hard followers, the Republicans, want him there.

PM Maryam?

Maryam Nawaz constantly fixing her dupatta is the subject of numerous social media memes all over. Her father wants her to be prime minster of Pakistan - a la Benazir Bhutto. But is Capt. Safdar as scheming as Asif Zardari?

Who Cares!

Pakistan Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has urged Facebook to open its office in Pakistan. This was a request he made in a meeting on the sidelines of the 77th session of the UN General Assembly. What was Bilawal doing in New York while his hometown and his province (Sindh) were deep under flood water?