OPINION: Gatecrashing a wedding
An interesting incident took place the other day at one of the wedding halls in Karachi. The hosts at a wedding party were informed by one of the waiters that their party has been gatecrashed by a family. How did the waiter know about the intruders? It seems that this family frequently, but maybe you can say even daily, gatecrashed at weddings at this hall. The inquisitive waiter wondered how popular was this family that they were invited to every wedding at this venue and also attended promptly every day without fail.
The host was informed who also consulted other relatives who all agreed that these were gatecrashers, and they were approached and confirmed that indeed they were regular gatecrashers and every evening would dress up and go to this wedding hall to enjoy the wedding and specially the food. Don’t get me wrong they were gatecrashers but not free loaders as every evening they carried an envelope with five hundred rupees which they duly deposited with the bride and groom on stage. The family was also........





















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