"Mian sahib is off on a foreign tour yet again."
"Right, this time to Belarus, where is Belarus?"
"Mian sahib is going there to improve his geographical knowledge."
"Don't be facetious."
"You think he, like the rest of us graduates, knows the coordinates of that country or would know the coordinates even after he visits that country?"
"Don't be harsh on him, the guy is trying."
"I guess so, is there a reason for his visit at this time."
"The Belarus President invited him."
"That's it?"
"Yep; besides trade expansion is invariably cited as the reason for Mian sahib's foreign trips and now with our rotund Khurram Dastgir a great proponent of signing preferential trade agreements..."
"But these agreements have done little if anything to enhance our exports."
"Well, there you go, that means there is a lot of scope for trade expansion and..."
"You are being facetious."
"Good heavens, no!"
"You know and I know that our exports are declining for the past two years and this during the Sharif administration that claims it is more business friendly than the PPP."
"Perception versus reality is a common stumbling block for all our party heads. Mian sahib thinks the economy is doing great, Zardari sahib thinks he will sweep the next elections and he has done little to organize the party or take other measures that would strengthen the party in Punjab..."
"Hey, he is sending Bilawal Bhutto Zardari to flood areas with an impressive entourage..."
"I heard businesses along the route of the entourage were forcibly closed and that may have lost the party some votes."
"Neither Mian sahib nor the Khan is active in Sindh so it really doesn't matter."
"Ah yes, Haripur is the next battleground for those two leaders and need I add the winner of the Sharif versus Khan contest there would claim that the result reflects the party's national popularity..."
"Hey, in our politics you have to constantly pat yourself on the back."
"Indeed."