"President Musharraf said that there will be no martial law imposed, no emergency and the assemblies will complete their tenure."
"What was he wearing?"
"He said this during a high level meeting which means the attendees were very select, namely the Cabinet members close to his heart, the lawyer close to the heart of all military men..."
"You are referring to Sharifuddin Pirzada?"
"Yes, and then there were the two Chaudhry."
"But my question was what was he wearing?"
"I thought it was one of those rhetorical questions that did not require a response."
"No I want to know what he was wearing when this meeting took place..."
"You are being facetious."
"Nope, I really want to know."
"A suit, if the photograph accompanying the story is to be believed."
"Well, there you go - he said these things as a President. This can change when he wears his uniform."
"So he speaks with two faces?"
"Hey, he speaks in two different capacities, and both require different things you know - different clothes, different actions, different..."
"I get it."
"So does the rest of the cabinet know?"
"They were to be briefed by Sher Afgan."
"But isn't this exactly what is costing Musharraf his supporters? By selecting a few he alienates the majority."
"That's good tactics in military warfare - the fewer who know the better but in a political set-up you need slightly different tactics especially if you then release the gist of the meeting to the Press."
"Are you sure he was dressed as a civilian?"
"I give up."
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