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"It's all in the rule."
"You mean it's all in the rule of law?"
"Nope, I mean precisely what I said - it's all in the rule."
"I am afraid I don't understand."
"If one rules then nice things happen to you."
"Could you tell Asif Ali Zardari that, please?!"
"Well nice things have happened to him. The Shariat Court has ruled in favour of his wife and mother in law with respect to Z A Bhutto's two trusts which contained properties as well as cash and with his wife murdered and his mother in law his ward he is the undisputed heir..."
"Excuse me but Nusrat Bhutto's heirs are more than the sum of Benazir Bhutto's heirs. Besides the verdict on the National Reconciliation Ordinance has made the President very unhappy; then there is the daily Zardari bashing by the media..."
"OK, but what I meant was he should be happy not complacent."
"Don't be facetious.'
"What I actually wanted to say is that before passing judgement on the PML (N) governance it is critical to see them in power at the centre."
"I do understand that last time the party was in power it left a lot to be desired but the post Musharraf statements of PML (N) leadership reflect that they have learned valuable lessons from their past mistakes and..."
"Please let's wait for them to come to power in the centre, a provincial government cannot be held responsible for the economic malaise that besets the country today including the electricity and water rates and..."
"I guess, you are right. Misrule in whatever institution or party can and does eventually lead to the destruction of that party/institution."
"Whatever do you mean?"
"Start with the army misrule and the damage done by Musharraf, damage that took his successor over two years of sacrifices in Waziristan to control, and by his successor I am referring to the new army chief, the misrule by the handlers of our cricket team, then there is misrule at the..."
"Is misrule distinct from corruption and nepotism?"
"Nah, they are all part of the same family though perhaps not blood relatives."
"Like a spouse?"
"Don't go there."

Copyright Business Recorder, 2010

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