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Print Print 2015-04-18

Partly Facetious: What was Dar doing in London?

"I saw the photograph of our Finance Minister with Gavin Sullivan of the London Stock Exchange."
Published April 18, 2015

"I saw the photograph of our Finance Minister with Gavin Sullivan of the London Stock Exchange."
"What was he doing in London anyway? I mean isn't his latest foreign visit to attend the spring World Bank/IMF meeting in Washington DC."
"Our Finance Minister as you well know is an over achiever especially with respect to foreign visits. He rarely visits one country alone, besides London is on the way to Washington DC. And remember for someone like Gavin Sullivan to meet him reflects the confidence reposed by the LSE, and I am not referring to the Lahore Stock Exchange here, in Dar sahib's economic policies and..."
"I went on the net and G Sullivan is responsible for the press office at the LSE so I am surprised how the official media accompanying Dar sahib gave her the designation of Senior Advisor Primary Markets LSE."
"Now do you know why the Finance Minister doesn't bother to take any member of the independent media to cover his path breaking meetings, and by path breaking I mean not only 100 percent endorsement of his policies but also an interest in investing in our country and..."
"You are being facetious, right. Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) is on the decline even compared to the days of the PPP coalition government and portfolio investment may be high but as you and I know that is another sector grossly under taxed, the government collects no more than a couple of billion rupees per annum as tax revenue from our stock exchanges, but in return these exchanges show an upward trend whenever the cabinet members try to take on Dar..."
"I don't understand what you are saying. You and I both know that a press officer would always go to meet a potential client and...."
"Hey, back off G Sullivan and I Dar."
"You know if only I Dar would convince his own sons and those of his samdhi to invest in Pakistan FDI would reach unprecedented levels."
"There you go again, getting political. How many times have I told you that the sins of the sons cannot be visited on the fathers. Now the other way round is different..."
"Ah yes, let's pass an ordinance..."
"I support that - we need to keep our President engaged so lets pass an ordinance on providing some medical relief to the people of Islamabad and..."
"Oh, you are being facetious."
"No, the metrobus project is responsible for people suffering even worse allergies in the capital than in past years - the dust and the..."
"I call on Hanif Abbasi the man in charge to distribute some ephedrine compound to the citizens of the capital and..."
"He just may you know - there is some manoeuvreability in the budget I hear."

Copyright Business Recorder, 2015

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