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Opinion Print 2020-07-17

Partly Facetious: Platelets up and down

ARTICLE: "The Khan has inaugurated the Diamer Bhasha dam." "In 1998 the then Prime Minister laid the foundation...
Published July 17, 2020

ARTICLE: "The Khan has inaugurated the Diamer Bhasha dam."

"In 1998 the then Prime Minister laid the foundation stone for the dam."

"That would be Nawaz Sharif, of the Panama fame..."

"Perhaps a couple of years ago but more recently his fame is due to his refrain why did you kick me out of the Prime Minister's House...."

"That too is dated."

"How about the conviction and jail time..."

"Not the reason for his fame today!"

"I know the platelets up and down..."

"Nope it is his current residence in a posh area of UK - I mean Raiwind estate maybe a lot larger and stuffed with a lot of expensive things but I bet you his residence in London is worth a hell of a lot more and for a convicted person who was released for medical reasons..."

"OK, OK, but going back to Diamer Bhasha dam on 26 April 2006 Musharraf performed a ground breaking ceremony...."

"Was the foundation stone laid by Nawaz Sharif still there?"

"Don't be facetious anyway on 19 October 2011 Gilani sahib, of the Zardari fame, performed another ground breaking ceremony of the dam and the minders cleared the ceremony debris left by his two predecessors..."

"On 23 May 2014 Nawaz Sharif..."

"Oh no, not again!?"

"If he can be the prime minister for a third time why can't he inaugurate the same dam twice....anyway in 2014 he approved financing for the dam."

"Right and The Khan joined the ranks of the great Pakistani leaders dedicated to building the dam this Wednesday by kicking off the mega construction project."

"What does that mean?"

"I am not sure but see how smart he was - he didn't lay a foundation stone, he didn't perform a ground breaking ceremony, he kicked off the project."

"You being facetious?"

"To find that out you will have to wait till the end of The Khan's term..."

"Indeed to see what the next guy in does!"

Copyright Business Recorder, 2020

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