Partly Facetious: Nawaz disappointed by Zardari's statement

10 Sep, 2015

"Nawaz Sharif was disappointed at Zardari sahib's statement or so he said."
"I am sure Zardari sahib is also disappointed at numerous Nawaz Sharif statements."
"Hmmm, then there is the Khan disappointed at the statements made by Nawaz Sharif and Zardari sahib."
"Hey, don't make a distinction between the two."
"I don't understand."
"Nawaz Sharif and Zardari sahib? Why not Nawaz sahib and Zardari sahib or Nawaz Sharif and Asif Ali Zardari?"
"Talk about focusing on trivialities."
"That's what our politics is made up of my friend: trivialities. Maulana is disappointed in the Khan's statements, statements by the MQM chief disappoint everyone and Asfandyar Wali Khan's statements disappoint his step mom... but to clarify if you say Nawaz sahib or Sharif sahib the public does not conjure up our Prime Minister's image, now if you say Mian sahib..."
"Oh I see, but then if you say Mian sahib why don't Shahbaz Sharif, and Humza Sharif and all the other Sharifs come to mind?"
"See the most popular person in the family took on the mantle of Mian sahib."
"And what does that mantle entail?"
"It entails power to decide the fate of all the little Mians running around in this world!"
"I never thought of that. I mean for Zardari sahib the end of the line is with his three children while Mian sahib has so many successors - from his immediate household to that of his brothers' households..."
"I thought for Zardari sahib the end of the line today is Tappi sahib, Sharjeel Memon, Enver Majeed and son..."
"Don't be facetious anyway you know that the love for Bilawal Bhutto Zardari by the jiyalas is not the same in the case of the little Mians. True they are frustrated at the lack of any powers to Bilawal but..."
"Absolutely, but that could be attributed to an age difference between the young Mians and the young Zardaris. I mean Bilawal is yet to enter politics as a power broker, he is not involved in government, not associated with any wrong doing or indeed in any activities of the government of Sindh to put it mildly while the same cannot be said of the many Mians in and outside the country."
"Hmmm, so I guess the lesson to be learned is that small is better?"
"Don't be facetious, the lesson is to keep some members clean... remember Kulsoom Nawaz, how she was respected when Mian sahib was in jail?"
"Indeed I do, she did come out as an elder statesperson who never said anything against anybody."
"I agree entirely."

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