Partly Facetious: What's Pakistani English?
"I was extremely impressed with Asad Umar..."
"Ah, The Khan's finance minister; I thought you were not happy with his performance as the finance minister, I mean didn't you say recently that he has taken no measures that would stabilise the economy, that he is allowing the budget deficit to rise each month and what with the finance amendment bill II 2019 which, let's be honest, appears to be Razzak Dawood's baby rather than Asad Umar's..."
"Well, The Khan is clearly much more supportive of Dawood's suggestions, and need I add an industrialist would always, and I mean always, support more and more incentives to the industrial sector while a finance minister struggling with a rising budget deficit would argue in favour of postponing pro-industrial policies that raise the deficit and wait till the economic stabilization measures have begun to show results and..."
"Hmmm, so you reckon Umar is not being heard as much as Dawood? So why are you impressed with him? Because he is happy to be the underdog even though he holds the position of the overdog..."
"There is no such word as overdog."
"There should be in Pakistani English. If you have listened to Asad Umar's speeches, in and out of parliament, he not only attacks the opposition in a way that is in line with the Prime Minister but he also attacked India in parliament and this is after Shah Mehmud Qureshi delivered, I want to say sane speech, which I define as keeping within the norms of diplomacy..."
"Umar is an elected member of parliament and may, perhaps, have thought he was reflecting the will of the people and..."
"And not to forget the pervasive Will of The Khan!
"I agree, Will of The Khan's must be in capital - The Khan is evolving into Chenghis Khan as far as civilians are concerned..."
"Why do you say that?"
"Because Chenghis Khan only considered humbly put suggestions and God forbid, if anyone dared give him advice."
"Don't be facetious; anyway, my suggestion is that The Khan appoints Umar as his Information Minister..."
"And Fawad Chaudhry, I mean he is bending over backward to keep his job..."
"Give him the Ministry of Finance!"
"The guy has no clue..."
"Give Razzak Dawood an additional ministry - you know advisor on finance, as it is his suggestions..."
"I give up."
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