Partly Facetious: Dar presented the economic survey

"The Finance Minister is out to upstage the President."
"You are so totally ill-informed."
"Dar is presenting the economic survey on the same day as the President's constitutionally mandated speech in a joint session and the budget the next day so tell me other than Mamnoon Hussain who would be excited about the address?"
"Don't be silly, Dar no doubt vetted the President's speech in which flawed claims about the state of the economy would be made so presenting the survey the same day would simply divert criticism from the president to Dar."
"I doubt it - Dar probably believes that the survey would strengthen the claims made by the president. Besides you and I both know that in the party, the office of the president is way below the office of a man related to the prime minister by marriage..."
"Have you heard the old joke: that in-laws are really out-laws."
"Maybe in private family gatherings but not when the outlaws are present and let's be honest Dar is always present where Nawaz Sharif is - inside and outside the country - except when Nawaz Sharif went to India to attend Modi's taking over the office ceremony..."
"I heard he asked Dar to accompany him and Dar begged to be excused as he was busy meeting with the stakeholders to discuss budget proposals."
"Did he take anything the stakeholders said on board?"
"Some, the sugar mill owners' proposals were taken on board - and need one add both Nawaz Sharif and Zardari sahib have some interests there and the tax on sugar is expected to be reduced..."
"Hey, it is all for the poor - we are a people who love sweets especially during Ramazan and with Ramazan coming the reduction in sugar prices is nothing to do with the sugar mill owners but with Dar's dedication to the poor and..."
"Hey, we have a sugar surplus this year and..."
"No matter, the guy loves the poor - he is going to allocate more for the Benazir Income Support Programme..."
"Well, this year I hope he mentions the B in the BISP."
"Don't be facetious. Anyway let me tell you one thing: Dar does not want to be the President and that's why he is not the president. Had he wanted to be the president he would have been. So put that in your pipe and smoke it."
"I have quit smoking its bad for the environment."
"I have taken it up again - with the ongoing massive construction work for the Metro bus between Pindi and Islamabad and all the dust in the air I thought smoking in an airtight room was better for my health."