"It was April Fool's day."
"And boy did the country witness a lot of tomfoolery that day!"
"Ha ha, but you have to admit that in our drab lives, what with inflation inching up to double digits, Asad the Lion, making all sorts of misleading and inaccurate statements from the perspective of macroeconomic theory and, as per Jehangir Tareen, admitting in the cabinet meeting that he has no clue about agriculture..."
"Did he also admit that he has no clue about the economy? Besides since when did Asad get the label of lion?"
"Asad means lion in Arabic."
"Ah, but he inherited that, just like the economy hunh!"
"True, and surely seven and a half months down the line he should begin to take some responsibility for the state of the economy."
"By the way what does the name Zubayr mean?"
"Strong, powerful, OK...OK, he is neither especially when Maryam Nawaz is in the room but he is firm isn't he, I mean he has not switched sides though he did say on television that he had received some offers..."
"Interesting! You know the web gives the word half pint as the opposite of lion!"
"Stop it right now, half pint refers to an alcoholic beverage in Western countries and..."
"It's a unit of measure for liquids for Pete's sake."
"Hey, just cause the Maulana is depressed and not that active doesn't mean you can use such words with impunity. Anyway when I mentioned April Fool's day I was referring to the public spat between The Khan's two trusted lieutenants that in true PTI style was then taken to Twitter... Asad Umar supported Shah Mehmud Qureshi while Fawad Chaudhry and Faisal Wawda supported Jehangir Tareen. By the way who do you support?"
"I reckon Shah Mehmud Qureshi is perhaps the only cabinet member who is kind of delivering though let's be honest Jehangir Tareen must be heeded if the economy is to turn around."
"So a wishy-washy response - you must seek the membership of PTI."
"Hey, my friend, don't tell me that the Nawalas are any different or that the Zardis don't engage in infighting for a seat closer to The Leader."
"I concede that."

Copyright Business Recorder, 2019

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