Partly Facetious: Khursheed Shah in his own dreamland
"So what's the PPP up to these days?"
"Bilawal Bhutto Zardari (BBZ) is scheduled to address a public meeting at Quaid-e-Azam's mausoleum on 18th October and we are being told that it would be as massive as the one that Imran Khan addressed two weeks ago."
"I am going to vote BBZ."
"Oh, I thought you were a Khan supporter."
"I was, but my dad was born on 18th October and I thank BBZ for choosing..."
"Oh, for Pete's sake! You really don't think he chose that date because your dad was born on the same day?"
"No, but if Pakistani people can vote on the basis of kingship, defined as passing votes from father/mother to a spouse or eldest born then I think I have a better reason."
"You know I am kind of confused. You know and I know that Asif Ali Zardari (AAZ) remains the undisputed leader of the party and as you and I both know the jiyalas show their love for the party leader by prominently displaying photographs of Z A Bhutto, his daughter and AAZ but when the three stooges informed the public that BBZ would address a massive jalsa I did not see AAZ's picture anywhere on stage."
"It was in their hearts..."
"Don't be facetious."
"Anyway I recall Raja Rental and Griper Gilani but who was the third?"
"And you said AAZ selected prime ministers have no shelf life in terms of the public's memory!"
"I stand corrected anyway Gilani mentioned Z A Bhutto and Benazir Bhutto but was silent on AAZ. I mean AAZ gave him the prime ministership and this is simply an indication of namak harami and I translate that as taking favours and then forgetting about them."
"But my question to BBZ is simple: why hold a jalsa in Karachi which is not a PPP stronghold and..."
"Hey, you reckon the oldies in the PPP can't ensure numbers in a jalsa? Don't forget interior Sindh and its administration belongs to the PPP."
"But elections are four years away and..."
"And maybe not, Khursheed Shah says Mian sahib may call for interim polls, not by coercion and..."
"Shah is in his own dreamland or as I would say la la land."
"Don't be facetious."
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