Partly Facetious : The 'Naya' Pakistan debate
"You know what Naya (New) Pakistan means to me?"
"No, and furthermore I don't care two hoots about what it means to you. It's only The Khan's definition of what constitutes Naya Pakistan that matters."
"Hey, listening to what I have to say won't hurt you. I mean, it's not as if you have to follow my line of thinking - listening to what people have to say is a virtue in democracies - and the reason is that even your opponent can come up with a good idea whose ownership you can take and get credit..."
"I don't see how The Khan can possibly benefit from anything the members of the opposition may say, OK, I know you are not a parliamentarian but you didn't vote for The Khan and..."
"I didn't vote at all in the last elections, so obviously I didn't feel strongly for any party and others like me can be convinced to support The Khan in the next elections based on performance. All I want to say is that Naya Pakistan must shed all that was evident in the Purana (old) Pakistan... and as The Khan says old is gold, I mean we can attract foreign tourists by antiquities in our museums and don't forget the two ancient cities of Harappa and Moenjodaro and..."
"So far The Khan is focused only on natural beauty as a tourist attraction but I see what you mean. In the old Pakistan Shahbaz Sharif refused to complete hospital projects started during the tenure of Chaudhry Pervez Elahi and abandoned his programme where any member of the public could ring a number if he/she saw a beggar child and a van would come and pick up the child and, if the child wanted to go with his parents, he/she was allowed to the first time but subsequently not; while those children who were maltreated at home could opt to stay with the authorities and learn a skill..."
"And don't forget The Khan has recently begun to cite examples from British politics again and need I add Tony Blair wisely took ownership of the Northern Ireland peace process that was initiated by his political rival John Major..."
"No I think the Madina ki riyasat (administration) is back on agenda these days..."
"Don't be facetious...but my recommendation for a new Pakistan is: don't go inaugurating social sector programmes with the media in tow - that is reminiscent of the old Pakistan...sehat card distribution is not different from Benazir Income Support Programme cards being distributed by Zardari sahib or laptops or education subsidies being given out by Nawaz Sharif. Can you imagine Theresa May distributing social security cheques to the poor?"
"Oh shush, I told you the Madina ki riyasat phase is back."
"I don't think in Madina ki riyasat there was any public distribution..."
"There was no television at that time, no Minister for Information, and to keep a check on him there was no Special Advisor to the prime minister on media or special advisor on party affairs and special advisor..."
"Don't be facetious."
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