"A new breed of chief executives has surfaced - a breed that does not like to be criticized, refuses to abide by the constitution and laws governing their country and believe in ethnic/religious/sectarian cleansing - whether it be Modi's India or Oban's Hungary or Netanyahu's Israel."
"What about the leader of this movement - US President Donald Trump who has refused to cooperate with the impeachment process in Congress."
"But he is able to do that because his party is firmly behind him and...wait, let me finish his support base, read voting public, remains loyal to him so in one sense democracy prevails."
"I see, but then why do you criticize our democracy! You know very well that our civilian leaders are elected and don't brook any opposition from within their party..."
"With a little bit of love from..."
"Whatever, but speaking of love whoever is responsible for bringing Mustafa Kamal, a former MQM loyalist, and just leaving him in the wilderness needs to be held to account, I mean I always follow his press briefings...."
"Press briefing or attacks; I reckon he is the new Sheikh Rashid, in wilderness without any seats in the national or provincial assemblies but surfacing every once in a while to accuse someone or the other of either corruption or ineptitude."
"Sheikh Rashid is the Master, much more astute - he never remains in the wilderness for long."
"Mustafa Kamal returned in 2016, so it hasn't been that long but anyway he should come down to Pindi to get some lessons from the Master."
"Ha ha, in your dreams!"
"Anyway, our heads of government, civilian or military, elected or selected, have always exhibited a level of autocracy comparable to the best of the autocrats this world has ever seen and I am glad to say that The Khan is going the same route in his dealings in parliament and with the bureaucracy and with the..."
"Dealings or non-dealings as in transfers and..."
"Whatever, but I hear what you are saying, that the world leaders are following our governance model now but I tell they have still a long way to go to become like us - we have pressure groups that take the law into their own hands."
"Ah that is not good for business."
"And you reckon our businessmen are so stupid that they haven't yet formed a nexus with power?"
"You have a point."
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