“So much for loyalty.”
“Excuse me. Two crore rupees for a tweet, even if ill advised, and then promptly deleted is a tad harsh for simply criticizing the former First Daughter, the current Chief Minister Punjab and the Heir Apparent to her.”
“That ain’t the experience of our politicians – words do lead to jail time.”
“Hmmm besides, at present even those countries that claim to be liberal and fully supportive of the freedom of the press principle have jailed those who tweet against genocide and…”
“Well it’s now the turn of the social media. Mainstream media is under control, no longer giving a line that is different from that of their governments, so that leaves social media!”
“Right but I was referring to Pam Bondi being fired. She was extremely obnoxious to the elected representatives when they summoned her to respond to queries about not releasing the names of those accused in the Epstein files…”
“I have a suggestion: Pam has been a great supporter of President Trump and we have a vacancy in our country so why doesn’t…”
“Hey Azam Nazir Tarrar may look mild but you know he is quite a hardliner and delivering, of you were not thinking of Chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board were you?”
“Bondi has no knowledge of cricket I am sure and…”
“And our Chairman has knowledge!”
“Don’t be facetious anyway when I said we have a vacancy here I meant the US Ambassador slot has been vacant for quite a while and perhaps Bondi can be adjusted…”
“Brilliant idea! But would she be willing to…”
“Hey the pay may not be as good, but there is an entertainment allowance I would reckon and…”
“Maybe, it would be just for the interim right?”
“Right.”
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