Pakistani humour is usually dry and usually pointed at something serious. Almost nothing here is a joke; it is what people say instead of complaining.
“Resistance would give you nothing but more pain and I promise there would be nothing more pleasing to me than torturing you to slaughter.”

“” Joked the Director who stood in front of a giant painting, “Come,” he took a sip of water from a glass, “I want you to meet someone special!”

“Candy looked elegant in it and as she walked down to the limo, his attention was on the smile she wore than the dress she had on.”

“” he laughed, “Let the love from your heart be one with the wind, clear off any ounce of hate and anger inside of you.”

“Tailor didn’t hesitate to tell Candy a lot about his beloved mother, she noticed that he sort of wore a polished smile whenever he mentioned his mother.”

“The boy and his dog laid dead in the woods and would be found nine hours later by a morning jogger who thought he smelled something funny.”

“‘Unfortunately,’ Shehzil smiled, ‘but don’t worry too much Mirza, I’ll be back to kicking your ass with my case record soon enough.”

“Jabeen squinted into the distance and saw Khadija standing on the other side with a gun in her hand and a cocky smile on her face.”

“The door looked ancient and comically out of place, just like everything else about the shop, and so did the lock on it.”

“In fact, the government never wanted itself to become a laughing stock for it already knew the real story.”

“The memory brought a tepid smile to my face, only managing to lift the upper left corner of my lips that had blackened due to excessive intake of medication.”

“Finally, Qamar has cracked a very non-hilarious joke, but never mind, the car starts to move, and off they go to Mr.”

“Somehow, his smile always made me feel secure; made me feel that nothing bad would ever happen to our little town of Shivpura.”

“” He smiled, “you’ve had your own fair share of the lust for life, and while your wretched being rots away, you still clamour for what you will never possess.”

“” he smiled, “Well, she uh, jumped into the wagon and we continued the struggle and start a new life together!”

“” joked Tailor, “Well, ladies and gentlemen, this is Miss Candy Cuthway, a rare gem,” he smiled joyfully, “my rare gem!”

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