PARTLY FACETIOUS: CM KP represents a leadership that only has Plan A

“I am not sure who to believe?”

“Is there evidence – preferably pictorial and not an opinion?”

“It’s pictorial, but I am not sure which side to believe.”

“Well, there is state media and then there is…”

“State controlled media.”

“You are asking for it, aren’t you?”

“For your information, I ain’t talking about the Land of the Pure – I am actually referring to the Western mainstream media claiming that Iranian authorities are killing Iranian protesters and sanctimoniously clamouring for action against the Iranian regime but…”

“The same media that refuses to talk about the continuing genocide in Gaza…and wait…the same media that gives no perspective on the ground reality in Ukraine today…”

“Yep and then there is the Iranian media that showed massive rallies in favour of the government supported by podcasts by former Western intelligence and diplomatic officials who maintain that there is discontent due to the fall in the Iranian currency, but that the footage of the protests is being compiled by the Mujahideen-e-Khalq (MEK), an exiled Iranian group, and deaths were triggered by their paid henchmen beating up a bystander and when the police came to assist they began firing leading to return fire by the police that led to deaths…”

“Oh, like relying on the Pakistani Tehreek-e-Taliban narrative.”

“So what is the lesson learned?”

“I reckon politicians – inside and out…”

“Inside the country and outside the country?”

“Well to make it more universal how about inside any four walled restricting cell…”

“Shut up, anyway what is the lesson learned you reckon?”

“Militaries always but always have a Plan A and a Plan B and Plan C and sometimes a Plan D.”

“Okaaay.”

“So must the politicians, be they inside or out.”

“Hmmmm.”

“Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) represents a leadership that only has Plan A….”

“But Plan A is under implementation and I have it on good authority that spiritual guides focus only on Plan A.”

“Zardari sahib’s party began to implement Plan A when CM KPK came to visit and then quickly went to Plan B.”

“But our opposition has traditionally followed only Plan A – follow the leader.”

“See, a Plan B is required now, and Plan B is to deliver to the leader.”

“Impressive, well put, perhaps you should offer your diplomatic skills to the Deputy Prime Minister!”

“He is a one-man commando – doesn’t need or want anyone, other than portfolios!”

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