Freemason's Hall influence and power shown in Pakistan

Wed, 13 May 2020 07:28:00 GMT

Apparently, Punjabs high and mighty found it singularly distressing to use the commoners gate that led to the large zoo parking area. Although their Excellencies had only to make a quick 90-degree turn to distance them from the smelly holloi polloi who flock to the zoo regularly, this mixing was too much to stomach. Nimble and dodgy officials floated a separate entrance for the CMs comings and goings to the Freemasons Hall, which serves as - well it serves many purposes. Not only has the land been taken, but also the old gate that dates back to the previous century has also changed hands and will now adorn the insulated drive into the Hall. Fortunately most of us are not allowed to enter this realm of power where the future of the country is chalked out every day. From all accounts, it is a dream place dedicated to the gods of wanton living. Here, silent attendants in full regalia move on air and deliver fresh juices, beverages and assorted platters of goodies to the leadership that lies sunk in sofas swathed in silk and pricey fabrics. The furniture is ornate, gilded with gold. Tassels and fancy fittings hang like luxurious vines over these retiring and opulent rooms. These rooms - although they should not be cheapened with such a descriptor, spread out more like halls with sofas, sofas and sofas and dozens of coffee tables and such like spread around. Overhead, from amongst the chandeliers, jet streams of cold air waft down from the dozen or so split air conditioners, which hiss like snakes and send shudders even in high summer. With soft, rich luxurious carpeting that stretches from end to end, this truly is another world inhabited by the rich, the powerful and the influential. No wonder, it must demand an independent gate where no commoner should tread.