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"Hmmm, so what should the prime minister do if a federal minister owes his first fealty not to the prime minister?"

"But?"

"There is no but."

"Oh I see, I would have thought there is a but."

"Normal English language rules do not apply in our country and especially to our politics."

"Oh, anyway I don't think it's a unique situation for a federal minister to owe his first fealty to other than the chief executive of the country because in an era of coalition governments and need I add this era has been decades long..."

"During Musharraf's rule, there was only one party."

"Yes, but it contained drop outs from the two major national parties at the time and of course MQM was a force to be reckoned with and..."

"I have one serious reservation on your statement!"

"There were two major parties prior to 2018 - PTI became a national party post 2018 elections."

"No, that's not what I had reservations about."

"MQM was controlling Karachi and..."

"No reservations there either."

"OK, I give up."

"My reservation was on your use of the word drop outs for those who left their party after negotiating a deal successfully with the power that be and need I add they constitute almost 50 percent of The Khan's cabinet today and..."

"I see, so what word would you use for them."

"Drop-ins, because whoever drops in today does not expect to stay forever and mind a sensible host knows that."

"You are being facetious today."

Copyright Business Recorder, 2020

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