Partly Facetious: Miftah very optimistic about growth

"Miftah the new Ishaq Dar is very optimistic about growth."
"Is he the new and improved Dar?"
"Well, he doesn't have a degree in Economics but has degrees from the US so yes new but not improved."
"I always say experience trumps degrees. Does he have relevant experience?"
"Well, he worked as Chairman Sui Southern Gas that is not relevant to running the country's economy; he was selected as head of Board of Investment, again not relevant experience. I reckon his personality is not suited to being the Minister of Finance because that portfolio requires you to never ever be flippant as whatever you say impacts on market perceptions. Saying that anyone who buys PIA will get Steel Mills free is being flippant to the extreme."
"I reckon flippancy is needed for our Minister of Foreign Affairs."
"There sits Khawaja Asif the real ladla (favourite) of the Nawaz Sharif and Maryam Nawaz faction. He gets whatever ministry he wants and the reason is his astuteness in identifying those within the PML-N ranks who may challenge the Father or anyone He May Appoint to Whatever Office, including any position that He May Confer on His Daughter..."
"Don't you be flippant - I did note the use of capital letters when you talked of Nawaz Sharif."
"Hey, I am not the Finance Minister."
"Anyway, you were referring to Chaudhry Nisar when you said Khawaja Asif can foretell who may irritate his boss and daughter in future and stops talking to them, but once the Younger Brother begins to take decisions as President of the party Chaudhry Nisar will be in and the Khawaja out."
"The Khawaja may not win the next elections - I mean he has a stay order against a petition challenging his election victory in 2013!"
"There is always the Senate - a turncoat can be asked to sit down and the Khawaja made a Senator."
"I hope the Father and Daughter know that Mushahid is certainly not going to sit down..."
"Hey, leave him alone, at least the guy is educated."
"Nawaz Sharif says that it is the educated who don't follow his orders so I was surprised when he took Mushahid back into the fold."
"Me too, anyway Chaudhry Nisar said two things - one I agree with and another I don't. I agreed with him when he said that attendance in jalsas especially when in power does not mean votes."
"He didn't say when in power."
"I guess you aren't going to allow me any poetic license."
"There is no poetry in our politics."
"OK, but Chaudhry Nisar, when asked, said that no one, not even Maryam's Mouthpieces, question party leaders or members about the source of their wealth."
"Ha, ha, so the spirited defence of the Father and Daughter by the Mouthpieces is not really backed by knowing facts about the case."