“You know the US learned lessons from us and we need to learn some lessons from the US.”
“I don’t think it’s practical – the US is a global hegemon – we aren’t one even in our region.”
“I was referring to the First Daughter in President Trump’s first term taking on a visible political role without an official role, like our First Daughter did when her dad was the Prime Minister…”
“Oh, I see Shehbaz Sharif has no daughter who is keen on politics…”
“That’s not the line of succession, I believe – but where is Humza?”
“Stop, we were talking of a girl child with political ambitions so don’t jump topics.”
“OK, so what about boy children who…”
“Don’t change the subject – just an observation: the former First Daughter/current First Minister of the Punjab has not begun to train any of her children for political office…”
“It’s too early, I mean, she still has her own trainer shadowing her every move – and I am referring to Parvez Rashid…”
“I know what you were referring to when you said we should learn some lessons from President Trump.”
“Tell me.”
“His son-in-law and his friend Witkoff both do not have any official role, and yet they are enjoying all kinds of official resources and attend NATO meetings and the European leaders are fawning on them and…”
“I know who you are referring to, but that cuts no ice with the gentleman – he wants official titles and the more, the better.”
“But look at the global respect that is given to President Trump’s chosen emissaries and……”
“Rejected, rejected and once again rejected.”
“Three times rejected, the same number of times that Caesar rejected the crown.”
“And you know what happened to him anyway President Zardari has declared his youngest daughter as the First Lady and that’s a first and I believe he wants her to be the next Benazir Bhutto.”
“The third wife of The Man Who is Nameless and Faceless considered herself the First lady, though technically it is the President’s Wife who qualifies as the First lady in our country.”
“And see where she is right now.”
“Hmmmm that’s the way the cookie crumbles today – in the House of The Man Who Must Remain Nameless and Faceless and the House of Zardari.”
Copyright Business Recorder, 2026
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