Partly Facetious: MQM's hunting days are over?

"It's a happy new year."

"Indeed but what is the basis for your assessment?"

"The Khan says so and what The Khan says goes. I tell you it's those dratted members of the largest ever cabinet in the history of this country who are unable to sell his narrative to the people, the only true narrative and..."

"The Khan is going to add a few more to his cabinet and I believe Bilawal Bhutto Zardari must be held responsible for this decision because he has offered a deal to the MQM...."

"Can The Khan beat BBZs offer? More local government positions for MQM that the PPP alone can deliver and which may stay the steady decline in the party's electability or more funds by the federal government for Karachi and Hyderabad?"

"I am not sure about the Karachi public? I mean would you vote for someone who ensures basic physical infrastructure facilities like sanitation and water or would you support someone who has built not so basic physical infrastructure facilities like roads and..."

"Tough one though I assume Karachi and Hyderabad must have the basic infrastructure facilities and..."

"Assume nothing; anyway the MQM has a history of running with the hares and hunting with the hounds."

"I thought MQM's hunting days are over."

"Let's say their prey and their hunting implement has changed - from hunting tigers with bazookas to hunting rabbits with a bow and arrow."

"I would have you know that The Khan has sent his A-team to negotiate with bazookas and....."

"The Khan's hunting implements are top of the range - he is the prime minister after all, but..."

"You are so bad and what about the Chaudharys of Gujrat?"

"The Buzz suits them; the rest of Punjab be damned!"

"Not politically astute I mean Punjab is the golden goose that would ensure a reelection and formation of the federal government...."

"The Buzz is delivering to coalition partners who ensure that The Khan remains the Prime Minister..."

"Anyway didn't you agree with me that it was a happy new year?"

"Yeah someone gave me my favourite sweet as a new year's gift, carrot halva and..."

"And may you suffer from diabetes!!"

"You can't change tastes and there are pros and cons to every taste and..."

"That is as true of you as it is for our politicians and their leaders."