Wedding crashers

Umar Akmal's troubles with the law pops up at all the wrong times. The latest infraction happened on the day of his wedding, when he was found to be in breach of a law in Lahore that stipulated that only one dish could be served at the function, which had to end at 10.pm. The restrictions were intended to discourage people from splurging on lavish weddings.

"There were violations of marriage act and a case has been registered and four people were arrested," police official Rana Imtiaz said.

Akmal was not among those named in the report and had already left the premises by the time the authorities visited but he could still be in danger of reprimand. This after a very public encounter with a traffic policeman in February. Not the best way, perhaps, to impress your new father-in-law, especially when he is one Mr Abdul Qadir.