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"The words used were Mard-e-Hur."
"What do they mean?"
"Mard is man..."
"And Hur is the male equivalent of a Houri!"
"Houri, is, as you know, defined as a virgin waiting for those amongst us who have been good enough to find a place in heaven? And I don't think a Hur is the male equivalent of a Houri."
"So if Hur is not the male equivalent than what does it mean? And while you are explaining that could you also tell me who is the Hur?"
"Hur means struggle."
"And who is the man of Hur?"
"No one universally acknowledged as such. It is a term applied rather selectively."
"And subjectively?"
"But of course."
"So where did you hear this expression Mard-e-Hur?"
"The Jiyala of Punjab said this in praise of Asif Zardari."
"What struggle did our AZ..."
"He was in jail for quite some time..."
"But that was for corruption."
"He was charged but was he convicted?"
"No, but you know..."
"No, I don't know anything. All I know is that only those who are in opposition get charged and sent to prison while everyone who is with the government remains on the outside."
"So this is not about catching the corrupt..."
"Nope."
"But are you sure the Punjabi Jiyala did not really mean Hur as the male equivalent of Houri? I mean their leader is BB and not AZ. Now had it been the PML Nawala Group I would have imagined them to stay away from such an expression but..."
"I am sure. Do you really think the Punjab Jiyala would have made such a mistake!"
"No I guess not. So who is the Mard-e-Hur in the present set-up?"
"Well, does claiming to have achieved a growth rate of 8%..."
"No."
"What about claims of attracting foreign investment..."
"No."
"What about making claims that our defence is impregnable?"
"Don't be facetious."
"How about electricity to be provided on a war footing..."
"Stop it, I say."

Copyright Business Recorder, 2006

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