“Muhammad Aurangzeb, the Finance Minister, said something extremely profound.”
“May I take this opportunity to highlight the fact that none of his predecessors ever made a profound statement.”
“I disagree - the current Deputy Prime Minister and former three times or was it or four times finance minister made some very profound statements.”“Can I make one profound statement?”
“Not if you are going to be facetious – profundity must never ever be mixed with facetiousness, and wait I am not finished yet, do not, I repeat do not mistake profundity with delivery or lack thereof…”
“I won’t, I wasn’t born yesterday my friend, what I wanted to say was he was only a one-time commerce minister.”
“And what is profound about that?”
“It is profound as his deep understanding of all matters led to a smooth transition towards the Finance Ministry.”
“Hmmmm, anyway I will have you know that Hafeez Sheikh was profound several times after he left office – he criticized those who had appointed him for his inability to take informed macroeconomic decisions and…”
“How do you define profound?”
“A statement rooted in a deep understanding…”
“Statement not action my friend. Anyway when I said Muhammad Aurangzeb made a deeply profound statement…”
“Not necessary.”
“OK granted that he is a decent man and educated and has worked all over…”
“Don’t get your back up, all I meant was that it is not necessary and it is redundant to use the word deeply with profound.”
“Oh, OK anyway our Finance Minister said it takes two to tango.”
“Does he know how to tango? I mean Wikipedia tell us that it is a partner dance that originated in the 1880s in the border between Argentina and Uruguay, and it was born in impoverished port areas frequently practiced in bars and brothels and…”
“Shut up. There is an expression it takes two to tango, and need I add Aurangzeb sahib is one of the two critical stakeholders engaged in sorting out the mess that is our economy and…”
“Right, right.”
Copyright Business Recorder, 2026
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