Decline?
Daily Dunya (05 February 2018) quoted PTI leaders in Lahore as saying that Nawaz Sharif had become senile (satthya chukay hein) and that he was content to hear slogans in support of himself from hired people.
Curses vs. shoes
According to Daily Dunya (05 February 2018), Federal Minister Abid Sher Ali opined that Imran Khan had used a government helicopter like a yellow cab. He further stated that he would with his own hands strike with a shoe those who cursed the Parliament.
Crackdown on kites
It was reported by Daily Dunya (05 February 2018) that Lahore police had arrested 51 people who manufactured kites – recovering more than 3,000 kites and a large amount of kite-string from their possession.
Zardari on ‘Mujhe kyoon nikala’
PPP leader Asif Ali Zardari, according to Daily Dunya (05 February 2018) expressed his opinion that Nawaz Sharif had been ousted because he had become a burden upon the land (dharti pe bojh). He further added that the land itself had rejected the former PM.
No comment?
According to Daily Dunya (05 February 2018), the PTI took the position that Imran Khan would not respond to Reham Khan’s allegations, which they described as being ill-intentioned (bad-niyyati aur jhunjhalahat pe mabni).
Trump’s troubles
Daily Express (05 February 2018) noted that differences between the US President and the First Lady appeared unresolved. According to the report, on arriving in Florida, when the President descended from the aircraft and waited for the First Lady, she chose to move towards the waiting vehicles with an impassive face (be-taasur chehra).
Modernisation
It was reported by Daily Dunya (06 February 2018) that Saudi Arabia had decided to allow women to work in sweet shops (mithaai ki dukaanein).
If only…
According to Daily Express (06 February 2018), former PM Nawaz Sharif told a rally in Azad Kashmir that if he had not been ousted, in 2-4 years no young person would have remained unemployed, everyone would have gotten affordable justice and all oppressors and criminals would have been apprehended within six months.
Peer-less?
Captain (r.) Safdar of the PML-N, according to Daily Express (07 February 2018), alleged that there are several marriages which Imran Khan has not yet announced. He also quipped in Punjabi, “Someone who can swindle the Pirs, nobody can be a bigger swindler!” (Jera peer’an nu thug jaey, odhey toun wadda thug kehra ho sakda ey?)
Our values and theirs
According to Daily Nawa-i-Waqt (08 February 2018), the Print and Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) had instructed electronic media and radio stations to avoid highlighting Valentine’s Day.
Maulana vs. MMA
Daily Jang (11 February 2018) quoted Maulana Sami-ul-Haq as saying that he considered it a sin to go back to the MMA. He further stated that it was not acceptable to deceive the nation over the name of religion yet again (Islam ke naam pe qaum ko doobara dhoka nahin de saktay).