PARTLY FACETIOUS: Associate member is just one rung down the immediate heirs
“It’s been a long time since I heard those two critical words from the Minister for State for Interior Talal Chaudhary. Can you guess what they are?”
“I rule.”
“That’s not true for an associate member of the PML-N.”
“Hmmm…”
“What?’
“Associate members of PML-N are family members by blood or marriage. So Dar sahib is an associate member, Dar sahib’s son working for the Punjab Chief Minister is an associate member…”
“The son who is married into the Sharif family right, not the other one?”
“Hey associate member is just one rung down the immediate heirs.”
“Right so Talal Chaudhary is an assistant member of the PML-N?”
“Yes and the fact that he is a minister of state and not a full minister should have alerted you to his designation.”
“Right so the two words he hasn’t said recently are not I rule but how about simply Interior Minister.”
“He isn’t that stupid I mean if he aspires to that job given the current status quo then he is merely seeking an exit…”
“That reminds me I was watching him on a private channel and he said that people may not like the personality of the Interior Minister…”
“Whoopsie daisy.”
“Indeed not wise, but anyway the two words that I haven’t heard him say for a very long time…”
“How long?”
“Sone he was appointed as the Minister of State.”
“OH right he wasn’t allowed to stand for elections because of his contempt of court conviction – are those two words contempt of court?”
“Yeah from complaining about his own contempt conviction he is now engaged in implementing contempt of court conviction against the party of the Man Who Must Remain Nameless and Faceless…”
“You forgot Voiceless.”
Ï was getting there you just jumped the gun. Anyway those are not the two words that have played such a critical role in his political life. I meant the really and truly key words that have got him where he is today?”
“He isn’t that far up - I mean…”
“The two words are Maryam Nawaz and he hasn’t uttered those magic names since he was appointed.”
“Ah the fickleness of the man – he may yet learn to regret this.”
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