"The Prime Minister should have informed the nation that the military had been called in aid of civil institutions to ensure that his directions were being followed by the public. I mean in a democracy..."
"Hey, I ain't interested in what is democracy or what are its requirements; all I want to say is that when I heard the announcement by the head of ISPR I was actually relieved for the first time since the onslaught of the Coronavirus in our country."
"But..."
"There is no but at this time my friend. It's do or die and the people of Pakistan..." "Before you say anything, let me inform you that the Western media is also talking about violations to government directions, the British Prime Minister came out and said the lock down is not a holiday and...and, wait, profiteering on medical supplies or associated preventive products is rampant there too."
"Oh so you reckon its human nature?" "I do indeed." "But in China..."
"Chinese government has enforcement powers that other countries cannot match."
"But with the army out on our streets..."
"If past precedence is anything to go by, our army's enforcement record is extremely good and as I said this is perhaps one of the few times that I am grateful for their taking over. Besides you know The Khan gets side tracked easily during his extempore speeches and then uses signature phrases like ghabrana nahin (don't panic) and even though its good advice unless the public panics compliance would be poor and..."
"Its Nawaz Sharif's fault - The Khan is doing the exact opposite of what he did and as he never spoke extempore..."
"Hey don't be facetious, besides The Khan is going the Sharif way on more activities than not. For example, his cabinet selection is poor..."
"But there is one difference: the Sharif way was to appoint relatives and long time associates who had performed well in the past, and no I am not including Dar the Accountant in the list. The Khan is appointing those who performed poorly in the past and friends with no qualifications and..."
"It's a learning process, give him time."
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