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"What is with these senators?"
"Nothing, the chairman is Raza Rabbani, the man widely believed to have some principles and..."
"But the very nature of his position implies that he is indebted to the party leader, former President and currently resident in Dubai for medical reasons Asif Ali Zardari."
"You know this is inexplicable..."
"What? Zardari sahib's residence abroad soon after he threw the gauntlet in front of the incumbent Chief of Army Staff and..."
"No, besides that speech showed guts, misplaced guts but guts nonetheless as he then left the country and has not returned since; he was even unable to lead the party in the local bodies polls."
"So why is it inexplicable? Integrity in our politics doesn't go hand-in-hand with being a member of a party?"
"Well, let's rephrase it: holding positions like Senate Chairman and Speaker implies accepting favours which then lead to statements that are highly partisan!"
"Don't be silly the constituents of parliament are partisan, it's in the very nature of democracy."
"I stand corrected, but anyway what I regard as inexplicable is the senators summoning Sartaj Aziz, to brief them in-camera on the Saudi-Iran conflict and our position."
"Granted that Mian sahib is the Foreign Minister but he doesn't like to attend parliament and so he sent his advisor..."
"That's not what I was referring to when I mentioned that it is inexplicable..."
"Oh, you meant that Aziz and Ahsan Iqbal lack the capacity to convince members of parliament? These two gentlemen are the most highly educated in Mian sahib's cabinet, I don't think the others come even close, and so Mian sahib's selection was correct while the defense of these two men was weak."
"So the blame is on these two you reckon?"
"Absolutely, Mian sahib is blameless as ever."
"Talk of a dedicated Nawala... what position are you seeking?"
"Advisor to the Prime Minister position is always open..."
"In your dreams...but anyway what I find inexplicable is that the senators requested Sartaj Aziz to brief them but didn't they know that he or Khawaja Asif were merely protocol officers when the Saudi ministers came."
"The price for being a member of the Sharif cabinet hunh?!"

Copyright Business Recorder, 2016

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