Trump in Saudi Arabia: A fly-on-the-wall review
Behind the palace walls, NFP reveals the real conversation between Trump and the royal family...
Nadeem F. Paracha
Published
May 25, 2017
Disclaimer: This article is categorised as satire.
All photos by Reuters.
Nadeem F. Paracha is a cultural critic and senior columnist for Dawn Newspaper and Dawn.com. He is also the author of two books on the social history of Pakistan, End of the Past and The Pakistan Anti-Hero.
He tweets @NadeemfParacha
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Gaurav
May 25, 2017 11:32am
LOL...damn funny. good sense of humour.
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aleem
May 25, 2017 11:34am
Brilliant as ever.
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Usman
May 25, 2017 11:34am
hahahhahahahha....." what a handsome son you have. same hair"
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Mukul
May 25, 2017 11:35am
Hilarious ! Very well captured
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rajendra
May 25, 2017 11:36am
NFP at his best. Your king of sarcasm.
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vivid
May 25, 2017 11:41am
hahaha.. couldn't stop my laugh! Yemen, Lol!
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Kabir
May 25, 2017 11:42am
Truely amazing creatively. .lolzz
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FA
May 25, 2017 11:50am
Oh man its awesome. I was waiting for this since the event.
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RamaKrishna
May 25, 2017 11:53am
Awesome ! ROFL !!!
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RAJ
May 25, 2017 11:53am
This is Tamilian is a big fan of NFP :)
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Abuzar
May 25, 2017 11:59am
As Usual Marvelous.
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Manish
May 25, 2017 12:00pm
NFP..im fan of your sarcasm. Hillarious and creative at its best. Respect from India.
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The_Truth
May 25, 2017 12:10pm
Haha
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Sajid sajjad abbasi
May 25, 2017 12:11pm
Not as brilliant as ever ...
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NVV
May 25, 2017 12:11pm
Hitting the nail - -as always. NFP its great as ever.
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Ahmad
May 25, 2017 12:12pm
Handsome Son LOLOL
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Tangudu M RAo
May 25, 2017 12:13pm
Nadeem ! Burst into laughter ....
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S Balu
May 25, 2017 12:14pm
Trump went to collect PROTECTION MONEY in the name of selling JUNK WEAPONS
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Jamal
May 25, 2017 12:15pm
lawrance of arabia is back again :).. history repeating it self
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observer
May 25, 2017 12:16pm
Enjoyed... thank You Nadeem ji..
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Peace lover
May 25, 2017 12:16pm
Funny as always!
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Chandra
May 25, 2017 12:21pm
was waiting for a long time :)
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X
May 25, 2017 12:22pm
Thanks for people like Trump, Nawaz and King Salman that NFP has a job!
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Saqi
May 25, 2017 12:25pm
It was very, very funny,entertained.
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KalHoNaHo
May 25, 2017 12:28pm
hilarious....
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Shujaat Khan
May 25, 2017 12:34pm
Good one . Mogumbo khush hua.
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R R Vadhavkar
May 25, 2017 12:40pm
Hats off to you Nadeem.
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AHMAD
May 25, 2017 12:42pm
hahahahha,
really appreciate your sense of humor,
you made me laugh out loud, no in fact, rolling on floor laughing,
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Alok
May 25, 2017 12:43pm
Creativity at Best !!! Awesome Sir. Made my Day!!
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saleem
May 25, 2017 12:45pm
"Mogambo Khush Hooa", "I will pretend, I didn't hear that".
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LK
May 25, 2017 12:46pm
Hilarious!
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sanjeev
May 25, 2017 12:49pm
its really funny ......hail magombooo
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Zain
May 25, 2017 12:53pm
A bit over the top.
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rashid SIddique
May 25, 2017 01:03pm
Hilarious! Specially Yemen one!
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Dil Dil Pakistan
May 25, 2017 01:10pm
Hahaha where is oil ??? Where are missiles out class by NF paracha
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dynamite
May 25, 2017 01:12pm
As usual fantastic NFP
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suneel Kumar
May 25, 2017 01:13pm
Good One. ROFL
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Ranjit Haripur
May 25, 2017 01:14pm
Buddy your best so far. Had to read it twice coz tears streaming from my eyes from laughter."Mogambo kush hua" lol.
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talat
May 25, 2017 01:19pm
funny so funny !
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rizwan khan
May 25, 2017 01:48pm
Great job done by king of satire. A very bitter story covered by the sweetness of humour, flavour of history and the actual reading of their brain and heart.
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Raaz
May 25, 2017 01:51pm
Hahaha... Superb humour Sir. Excellent!!
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Reji
May 25, 2017 01:57pm
Ha ha. Cabbage ;)
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Being sensible, from India
May 25, 2017 01:57pm
Funny :)
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KT
May 25, 2017 01:58pm
No need of watching comedy channels today !
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Farooq
May 25, 2017 01:58pm
extremely funny... very well made...
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Adeel
May 25, 2017 02:00pm
lolz, made my day
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charles
May 25, 2017 02:12pm
HA HA HA HA ...................................................................................
Brilliant
Superb
Words fail me
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Saliha
May 25, 2017 02:21pm
Very accurate imitation of that event
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hUSSAIN REHBER
May 25, 2017 02:22pm
Brilliant Dawn !
what a reality define in images !!
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Naveen Chauhan
May 25, 2017 02:28pm
Wow, Hilarious...
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NoNy
May 25, 2017 02:30pm
how nicely put, all in one.
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Syed Irfan ali
May 25, 2017 02:35pm
NFP at his best!!!!
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Yasir
May 25, 2017 02:36pm
Well done DAWN..doing everything to alienate the very few allies/ friends we have left.
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Bosco
May 25, 2017 02:49pm
Brilliant! Loved it
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zeeshan
May 25, 2017 02:50pm
I like 'mogambo khosh howa"
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salman
May 25, 2017 02:51pm
LOL. Hilarious.
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GYPSY
May 25, 2017 02:54pm
A picture speaks a thousand words. NFP sarcasm speaks a million .
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kanas_adam
May 25, 2017 02:55pm
that was GOOOOOOD
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ASIf kahsmiri
May 25, 2017 02:55pm
Too good Nadeem - Excellent
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Devesh Singh
May 25, 2017 03:00pm
Ha ha ha!! Too good!!
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bkt
May 25, 2017 03:08pm
Hilarious! I'll pretend I didnt hear that. Good one.
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Javed Afghan
May 25, 2017 03:10pm
hahahahahahaha IT WAS SUPERB :)
Thanks for the laugh ^__^
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sass
May 25, 2017 03:19pm
brilliant !
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Sourabh
May 25, 2017 03:20pm
incredibly funny.
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Raj
May 25, 2017 03:26pm
Nice..
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Goga Nalaik
May 25, 2017 03:38pm
NFP, brilliant as usual
MOGAMBO KUSH HUA.....
Ha ha ha
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SAM
May 25, 2017 03:53pm
Hahaha... Hilarious! Ohh My Goshhh, I can't stop laughing.... LOL
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shivam
May 25, 2017 04:03pm
Brilliant.... :)
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Hedonist
May 25, 2017 04:06pm
One of Naseem's best. ROFL
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Matoda
May 25, 2017 04:20pm
Nice Article. Trupm knows about India before he thought of becoming US president. He has lot of investments in India as businessman. So he mentioned the name in his speech in Arabia.
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rafi
May 25, 2017 04:26pm
Hilarious! "Aha! Camel eggs, I've always wanted to try them."
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Zahid
May 25, 2017 04:35pm
Brilliant..
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Batool Nasir
May 25, 2017 04:49pm
Absolutely brilliant!
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Zealot
May 25, 2017 04:50pm
Hahahahaha
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Iftikhar Husain
May 25, 2017 04:52pm
It is hilarious what a satire perfect.
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Junaid aNWAR
May 25, 2017 04:52pm
nice one
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Sachin
May 25, 2017 05:06pm
Mogambo got me!
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mangoman
May 25, 2017 05:15pm
"I will pretend, I didn't hear that". Thumbs up NFP.
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Haris
May 25, 2017 05:15pm
hahahahaha!!!!!!!!!
awesome!!!!
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A Pakistani
May 25, 2017 05:22pm
hahahahahahahahaaaaaa
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ammar yasser
May 25, 2017 05:27pm
Intelligent....... (they heard all, dear)
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MAWH
May 25, 2017 05:27pm
Awesome depiction of elite mentality and thinking.
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TKHAN
May 25, 2017 05:33pm
"Then use the sword" "No Aspirin would suffice"
Classic! Many in America would prescribe it, and they are not necessarily all doctors.
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Raja
May 25, 2017 05:40pm
This seems accurate description of what actually happened
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Ajay Tyagi
May 25, 2017 05:48pm
Beautiful its a Mind mongering
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Mohammad Ali Khan
May 25, 2017 06:02pm
True and funny.
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uzair
May 25, 2017 06:28pm
lol Nadeem u rocks
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Zia
May 25, 2017 06:31pm
could be much better this time,
Best was " Mugambo khush hoa"
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MEHMOOD BHANJI
May 25, 2017 06:44pm
SALAM! Yo, Wow, that's good. Without you guys world would be BORING and SAD.
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Aftab shah
May 25, 2017 06:49pm
LOL.. hilarious as usual, NFP you rock
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SAEED MASOOD
May 25, 2017 07:05pm
Please make one like this on the newly elected president of Iran the people will love it..
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PAATCHU
May 25, 2017 07:23pm
Ha..Ha :-)
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shakeel
May 25, 2017 07:26pm
Absolutely Brilliant.
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zulu
May 25, 2017 07:26pm
funny
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TR
May 25, 2017 07:26pm
We had a hearty laugh! thank you.
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Ashu
May 25, 2017 07:40pm
Making a point with humor.. GRT
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rizwan
May 25, 2017 07:44pm
Brilliant,awesome,hilarious ...the END :)
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Melkor
May 25, 2017 07:47pm
Brilliant and Funny, as always..
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maung lat
May 25, 2017 07:51pm
Your Comment.really brilliant, the true picture.
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shiraz
May 25, 2017 07:55pm
HAAAA HAAAA HAAAAA HAAAAA AHAAAAAA HAAAAAAA HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
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Raj
May 25, 2017 07:55pm
Very funny and apt. One of the most hilarious one.
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pai
May 25, 2017 07:57pm
Funny.
Nadeem you have some sense of Humour
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Saeeds
May 25, 2017 08:07pm
Funny but true.
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Akram
May 25, 2017 08:08pm
hilarious as always
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vijay
May 25, 2017 08:13pm
Terrific sense of humor.
Really appreciate it.
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aga Khan
May 25, 2017 08:31pm
Sarcasm at best.
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Parviz Sani
May 25, 2017 08:50pm
Amazing!!! Funny and imagination at it's best
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Murali Mani
May 25, 2017 09:01pm
Just terrific. What a sense of humour.
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kaushik gaurav
May 25, 2017 09:02pm
I will pretend I didn't read that. hahaha
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Shadi Katyal
May 25, 2017 09:03pm
Mr. Peracha you have done it again. Thanks for the laughs
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kannaDaboy
May 25, 2017 09:07pm
Man that's one hilarious read :) I will pretend I have not ...... :)
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TopGun
May 25, 2017 09:13pm
LOL...Pretty awesome & funny!!
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Shafqat Hussani
May 25, 2017 09:14pm
Brilliant! . Kudos.
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Dhanapal
May 25, 2017 09:27pm
Same hair... LOL. Brainless blondes...
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zafar yousufzai
May 26, 2017 12:31am
Send these pictures to the White House and Trump will enjoy for sure!
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Mumbai Man
May 26, 2017 12:54am
too good!
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Zak
May 26, 2017 01:40am
Hilarious. Good one.
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amit bhandari
May 26, 2017 01:57am
I almost fell of my chair laughing ! Thank you for not only making my day but for all others who read this!
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BILAL Dogar
May 26, 2017 02:08am
Epic
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Omer
May 26, 2017 02:26am
LOL too good
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Uzzam Riaz
May 26, 2017 03:50am
Best one.. .danm funny NFP
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Zubair Ahmad
May 26, 2017 04:11am
Lot of humor in between the lines
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karur
May 26, 2017 04:23am
Love it! The only good thing from Trump's visit is this creative piece
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chacha
May 26, 2017 05:21am
As always, brilliant
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Z.a.bhat makboza kashmir
May 26, 2017 06:51am
Oh my God.such a funny.
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changez khan
May 26, 2017 06:59am
Paracha Sahib, you are the best as always. Thanks.
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Random Indian
May 26, 2017 08:27am
You have outdone yourself this time.
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Mansur Dhanani
May 26, 2017 01:24pm
Excellent, very well done conveying the happening in the world in a very subtle and meaningful way. My compliments to Dawn and Nadeem. Mansur
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Suresh
May 26, 2017 02:51pm
Great stuff -
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Shams
May 26, 2017 03:10pm
Hahaaa :) No comments beautifully illustrated
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Bupi
May 26, 2017 03:41pm
@X
One should alway respect the chair differences are always part of life .
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Azar
May 26, 2017 04:18pm
Good stuff!
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sonu
May 26, 2017 04:36pm
As always hilarious....
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Nadera Mehrnawaz
May 26, 2017 04:39pm
Brilliant!!! What a great humor.
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Harinder
May 26, 2017 09:19pm
Iam fan of Nadeem Piracha. The best in subcontinent
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Husain
May 27, 2017 01:20am
Hilarious!!!
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Premkumar
May 27, 2017 01:29am
Hahaha...don't know whether brilliant and jokes go together but if they do then this is one of the best piece ever..Hats off to you..What a creativity..Where is the bathroom..You mean Yemen??...Mr Melania..hahaha..just superb..
Love from India
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mehranian
May 27, 2017 02:10am
that YEMEN satire not good..
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mohammad
May 27, 2017 02:17am
hahahahaha so much laughter
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Shahzad Akhund
May 27, 2017 02:40am
You have a good sense of humor.
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Nadera Mehrnawaz
May 27, 2017 04:02am
This is brilliant... and hilarious... :)
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Lahori kid
May 27, 2017 05:14am
Bwahahahah, funny as always, keep Trump in Yemen please, he's got troubles waiting on him here.
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Bashir Ahmad
May 27, 2017 05:17am
Very creative political humour.Just Brilliant!
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Murali p
May 27, 2017 05:36am
Very funny! Really enjoyed it.
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shoukat sheikh
May 27, 2017 09:05am
great job. I could not stop laughing.
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karim adilzai
May 27, 2017 09:26am
jolly Good
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Faisal Rana
May 27, 2017 11:50am
Hilarious. Anxiously awaiting NFP's take on Trump' s visit with the Pope.
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Arshad Javed Sandal
May 27, 2017 12:08pm
Interesting
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doshi h k
May 27, 2017 12:18pm
Excellent satire . both the party try to pretend well & is shown very well by author.
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zahid MAHMOOD
May 27, 2017 12:20pm
Camel Eggs :)
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YOURSTRULY
May 27, 2017 01:24pm
The best of your works, Nadeem.. Keep it coming
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P. S. Natarajan
May 27, 2017 04:17pm
Nadeem Paracha ! You are great!
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Tariq ali
May 27, 2017 06:17pm
NFP is great !
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Indian
May 27, 2017 08:06pm
hahahhah good way to take out frustation nice
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Dr. Salaria, Aamir Ahmad
May 27, 2017 09:48pm
Excellent humor and great imagination. Well done NFP. Once again, you have stolen the show.
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A Ali
May 28, 2017 12:06am
quite boring
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zahida
May 28, 2017 12:23am
hahahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa.......I wish King Salman and Donald Trump could read it.
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Rana
May 28, 2017 08:48am
Absolutely brilliant...
:)
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