"Transparency International's corruption index has lowered Pakistan ranking and that is just not right."
"Hey dismissing rankings by international agencies has been the norm of previous administrations as well."
"SA says that the ranking is based on perceptions and perceptions can be inaccurate, I mean duh! Isn't that obvious to all you morons?"
"So is the improvement in ease of doing business ranking, a perception index, with productivity plunging in the country which incidentally is not based on perception but actual data should also not be cited?! Besides who is SA? I reckon the A stands for Advisor and I bet in the order of relevance he is right up there with other advisors...I mean federal ministers do not seem to have as much of the Prime Minister's ear as these special advisors and special assistants and..."
"That's true but by SA I was referring to Shahzad Akbar. For your information the Prime Ministers advisors, special and not so special, assistants, special and not so special, are also ranked and need I add SA is less substantial in The Khan's Cabinet than say his Advisor on Finance and Commerce and Industries and Zulfi Bukhari...."
"Back off, Zulfi Bukhari has the status of minister of state only while the other two are full federal ministers."
"I stand corrected anyway Punjab Governor's response to TI ranking was a tad more difficult to refute, he said corruption in the cabinet - federal, Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa - has declined but it's those dratted bureaucrats who are unable to check corruption in their ranks and..."
"I don't think so."
"I did not say it is an accurate statement I said it's difficult to refute because there are no supporting empirical studies."
"Hmmm so what is the solution you reckon?"
"The Khan has always talked of change; I reckon he needs to amend that mantra a little bit."
"Like improve governance, get rid of the same-o same-o's who have been part of the federal cabinet for decades?"
"No The Khan needs to do is reinvent the wheel."
"I thought the proverb is you don't need to reinvent the wheel."
"Hey welcome to Pakiland - and need I add this would be a piece of cake for The Khan as the wheel was invented centuries ago and the government can claim credit for the change and..."
"Don't be facetious."
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