“Some collect portfolios and some multitask without the portfolio.”
“Who in the world….”
“Our Interior Minister went to Iran to convince them to come back on the table with the US….”
“You don’t understand.”
“I asked the Foreign Office as to what was the objective and was told in no uncertain terms that I should contact the Interior Ministry.”
“And rightly so, Ishaq Dar sahib steps on no feet….”
“Really, I heard that his portfolio of Deputy Prime Minister, second only to the Prime Minister in the Cabinet, and for your information that includes the Interior Minister, kept him very busy during the weekend and so….”
“OK another question: does the Deputy Prime Minister portfolio top the Chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board….”
“Don’t be facetious.”
“OK so off he went to Iran and met with the Iranian President…..”
“Oh?”
“What? Why the long face?”
“The power of the Iranian President is the same as….as…. as…”
“Our Deputy Prime Minister?”
“Stop, these are serious matters. The entire world needs a rapprochement between the US and Iran and need I add….”
“Hamm President Trump certainly does, but I am not sure about a non-negotiator.”
“I hope you are not referring to our Interior Minister who….”
“No, how could I, he was very much present during the Islamabad talks….”
“The Deputy Prime Minister was there as well….”
“He likes to be on air, but anyway the non-negotiator I referred to was Netanyahu, and he really does not want peace with Iran. He wants the US to do as much damage as it can….”
“Even if it destroys President’s Trump’s legacy?”
“Don’t think the conversation has gone that way yet.”
“Where? Tel Aviv or DC?”
“DC.”
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