“So the Nawaz League swept the polls, right!”
“Hmmmm.”
“But they did – there is no room for any doubt.”
“The field was left open…”
“Well it isn’t as if animals from another farm were barred entry if you know what I mean.”
“No, as you and I both know our borders are extremely porous, and they remain porous even though we did spend quite a lot of money on fortifying….”
“Hey, the border is a couple of thousand kilometres long!”
“Agreed so you reckon the cattle with no, how can I put…no…”
“No passports and no identity cards and no identity cards for Pakistanis living abroad and…”
“Don’t be facetious. Anyway, I will have you know that the Chief Minister of Punjab has finally turned the public towards her party.”
“Hmmmm.”
“Come on, give me a break – she has swept the polls and really the decision to allow her party to take advantage of the…”
“Porous borders?”
“Righto, porous borders – and need I add that left the field even more unprotected…”
“But I ask you one question: spending time and energy and then seats being taken away one by one by one…”
“You know, part of the responsibility rests with the Man Who Must Remain Nameless and Faceless – he could have made a difference, but he had the same mindset as all our political leaders have had.”
“I know that one: that this time around they will remain in power for well beyond the tenure…”
“And this even though not one completed their tenure…”
“Z A Bhutto did.”
“Right, so did Zardari sahib but as President.”
“The Man Who Must Remain Nameless and Faceless could have made the best laws in the world but don’t forget the ease with which a constitutional amendment can be passed by a minority government…”
“Turned majority.”
“Right, and I rest my case.”
Copyright Business Recorder, 2025
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