“The body language was….was….one of intense anger.”
“Trump called off the attack on Iran, so I would guess that his temper is no longer at boiling point.”
“If it isn’t boiling then it is near boiling point because Iran still isn’t toeing the line.”
“Oh woe is President Trump! He would give a billion for manners like the Venezuelans!!!!”
“Don’t be facetious anyway there is one thing you must acknowledge about President Trump – his anger doesn’t last long. He even said he would like to meet the Supreme Leader,”
“Do you think he remembers that he had the Supreme Leader’s entire family killed?”
“To err is human and to forgive divine.”
“Hmmm that was a quote from Pope’s poem…..”
“Shush, you know President Trump is really not fond of the Pope.”
“I was referring to Alexander Pope, an English poet.”
“Oh right anyway we are quick to anger here these days, I reckon the heat is getting to all of us.”
“Right and you must give full credit to the Interior Minister – he has put up four barriers, each a throne’s stone away from the other, on the Constitution Avenue…”
“That is to protect the constitution.”
“And all the amendments – past and future!”
“Don’t be facetious anyway that is his term of reference and he may take it too seriously at times, but the guy means well and….”
“I agree anyway the barriers are to protect parliament from heated protesters….”
“Right protests are a tradition here before and after the budget; anyway that’s not what I was referring to when I mentioned the body language that showed anger.”
“So who were you referring to?”
“The Finance Minister and the Planning Minister at the Economy Survey unveiling….”
“What makes you say that?”
“Finance Minister referred to Ahsan Iqbal as Mister Planning.”
“Look at the glass as half full – he did say Mister.”
“Hmmmmm.”
“Hey if that is the extent of his anger then I pray those angry at me refer to me similarly.”
“There is that.”
Copyright Business Recorder, 2026
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