Partly Facetious : Checkmate!

"The Khan has come up with a very effective governance measure to checkmate those with a personality disorder."

"Well, Wife Number Three (WNT) doesn't like protocol, unlike all other First Ladies we have had, from army wives to civilian..."

"What in the world are you talking about?"

"WNT went to Pakpattan shrine incognito and..."

"What is the difference between her going incognito and her going cognito so to speak?"

"Don't be facetious."

"I apologise, but anyway my point is she went incognito to the shrine and then she abandoned the in in the word incognito and fired more than 20 to 25 people and..."

"So let me guess your suggestion is that The Khan goes incognito to ministries and departments and fire the corrupt and the inept and the..."

"Don't be facetious, The Khan is easily recognizable and even if he hides his face once he starts speaking The Khan will out."

"The Khan will out?"

"Have you seen bored women waiting for a check from him obviously not too pushed about his thesis on the corrupt and the mafias and the small versus the big thieves and those who have relocated in London and..."

"I am serious - I believe The Khan has found a cure for those in his cabinet with personality disorders mixed with some poor decisions, not reflecting incompetence, but more a desire to please all who matter and..."

"I don't understand - what do you mean?"

"Special assistants in Hafeez Sheikh's domain may no longer report to him, but directly to The Khan, and the new Attorney General has checkmated the Law Minister by getting the same status as a minister and one would assume his opinion to The Khan maybe at odds with the opinion of the Law Minister."

"You moron, don't you know that Attorney General is a constitutional position with the rank and status of a federal minister..."

"I give up"

"That's cool! And you said The Khan was not thinking out of the box."

"You are always too ready to see the plus side, I would advise you to wait and see how successful this would be before passing judgment."

(2)

'Container Shah'

"Halleluiah!"

"That is so not a Muslim expression."

"It means praise be to Allah doesn't it!"

"Yes, but it is used by the Jews and the Christians."

"True, but today it is also used in general language indicating joy."

"I for one always go back to the very fundamentals..."

"Oh dear me... so I will not use the word in relation to The Khan bestowing key ministries to technocrats and I am specifically referring to Finance, Law, Interior, Water and Power, rather than to his own ideologically replete Tehrik-i-Insaaf..."

"Replete! Really!"

"Well, my point is that these technocrats have shown a level of performance that even...even...Murad Saeed could have easily surpassed and with people like Murad Saeed, The Khan would have had two in one - the guy would viciously attack the opposition as well as work very hard to..."

"Hey don't underestimate the technocrats - they learn the language of the party they serve pretty darn quick."

"Hmmm."

"Besides hard work doesn't always achieve results - remember Dar, no one has ever worked as hard as Dar - he was heading God knows 50 to 60 committees and all were performing rather below par and..."

"Halleluiah...ooops sorry..."

"Don't be facetious; anyway Dar was a trail blazer - those who argue that Dar's handling of the economy was one of the reasons for the party's reduced public support, yes yes, there were other reasons as well...OK, maybe more potent, but anyway are you aware how much popular support for The Khan has eroded courtesy Hafeez Sheikh?!"

"There I would agree with you."

"Then there is the Law Minister, his servile support for one institution against another may be sourced to his halcyon days as a key member of the MQM but..."

"Halcyon! Really!"

"For the MQM they were halcyon days and by the next elections the party may have a difficult time getting even one federal ministry, though if The Khan returns Farogh Naseem may not be far behind if he can withstand the current criticism and..."

"Let's wait and see then there is Container Shah..."

"Leave him out, his rein is only limited to Islamabad and you can switch your vote to PML-N, it's just one constituency..."

"Indeed."