Partly Facetious: The coronavirus pandemic

21 Mar, 2020

"It's a marvel!"
"Not a marvel it's...it's the exact opposite. The coronavirus is like the plague and no one is immune and..."
"I totally agree, but that was not what I was referring to when I said it's a marvel."
"OK, The Khan's signature comment ghabrana nahi, don't worry, may not have been appropriate because one should worry and thereby take appropriate mitigating measures..."
"Precisely."
"Oh, did you mean it's a marvel because as I heard it The Buzz knew about the coronavirus well before the World Health Organisation did? That my friend maybe because The Buzz has as much if not more spiritual guidance than even The Khan and so he knew well before anyone else did..."
"Don't be facetious on this matter - it is very serious."
"Oh OK, so what's a marvel in today's world do you reckon?"
"That the Sindh government read the Zardari led Pakistan Peoples Party's government appears to be doing a better job, based on lessons learned from other countries, than the federal government and all other provincial governments with respect to dealing with the threat of the Coronavirus. I mean never in the history of the post Benazir Bhutto PPP would I have expected to say this. This is unprecedented and worth noting."
"True, that is indeed a marvel. Do you reckon it's because Bilawal Bhutto Zardari instead of daddy is taking the decisions?"
"Well, I would imagine that daddy is not too pushed about coronavirus related decisions but the rest is same o same o."
"The Khan must beware because if Sindh performs better than other parts of the country the next election results may not be quite as positive for The Khan."
"Never in a million years is that likely..."
"Who are you, Dr Hafeez Sheikh? Be realistic, no one lives a million years."

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