PARTLY FACETIOUS: “In foreign relations, our glass is upto the brim”
“So a US report says that Pakistan beat India.”
“In what? Oh, I know — our singers and composers…”
“Increasingly the two go together – I mean, the singers also compose their own music.”
“Right anyway, our singers and composers far outperform their Indian counterparts.”
“We are a musical nation – our patriotic songs, past and current, sufi kalaam, pop music are something to write home about…..”
“And where is home?”
“Really! That is what you zeroed in on!”
“Some of my friends are more focused on groceries and…”
“I am going to ignore that comment anyway, the US report isn’t going to talk about our singers and composers outperforming their Indian counterparts right!”
“I guess not, we no longer outperform them in cricket though, or the economy, or the…..”
“I smell hopelessness and that’s not an Islamic sentiment, as you well know.”
“Sorry, but I can’t smell, nothing – I think I have Covid.”
“Hmmmm.”
“Why are you shaking your head?”
“It’s not a fatal disease anymore.”
“See that shows we humans are not only resilient but have the power to overcome major issues – humanity overcame the killer Covid, and we, in spite of being a much smaller country, overcame the attack launched by India.”
“Right. Anyway, as I said, a US report maintains that Pakistan won the war against India this year.”
“And you needed a US report to tell you that!”
“Why are being very confrontational? You aren’t ill, I am the one with the Covid!”
“I apologize anyway, US endorsement is kinda nice.”
“The US does not endorse the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, the US does not approve of our pending application to Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa (BRICS) membership, the US….”
“Hey, back off will you. Learn to see the glass as half full.”
“In foreign relations, our glass is upto the brim.”
“Agreed.”
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