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"I think we need to laud the efforts, concerted efforts if you will, of the government and the Accountability Bureau to ensure that one of the offenders gets not only 10 years rigorous imprisonment but also a 100 million rupee fine."
"It does set a precedence. I mean honour amongst politicians no longer holds."
"So does that mean that the next government would guarantee that all the present day robbers get their share of what they deserve."
"Depends - I mean as long as Musharraf is alive there is little that will change, I mean if he likes you nothing will happen and if he doesn't like you then Allah knows!"
"Allah and Musharraf know."
"Are you blaspheming?"
"Good heavens no! I am merely saying that amongst mortals only Musharraf would know what will happen."
"But what was Gillani accused of anyway? Loan defaulter or did he siphon public money to his own pocket or."
"A clear-cut case of nepotism, or perhaps not even that. He is accused of and convicted of hiring 300 people in the NA secretariat during his tenure as the Speaker of the National Assembly on the basis of nepotism."
"Ah, sad that. If I remember correctly that may resurrect a case against BB and PIA."
"Yep it may."
"But what about previous appointments of a COAS who was not the most senior or considered the most able or appointments of neophyte careerists to public corporations and diplomatic assignments."
"That's legal. That doesn't mean nepotism."
"Why, because...?"
"Just because."
"No explanations required?"
"No explanations given."
"I get it."
"Finally."
"So what about the appointment of ministers?"
"You still don't get it do you?"
"I guess I just keep on trying."

Copyright Business Recorder, 2004

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