News from Lahore, of a marriage planned. It was not unexpected at all, but both very pleasing and very sad as the intended is the offspring of a dead parent’s dearest childhood friend, and she would have been very happy indeed. Although also, undeniably, the tumult would be a large one, not small.
Also, I feel a certain dread at all the arrangements etc that will be required. A Pakistani wedding is a hassle from beginning to end, there is no escaping it no matter how the principals vow that it will be a tiny function. There will still be a guestlist of hundreds and at least three major events, plus countless minor ones.