Partly Facetious: a safe subject for Sartaj Aziz

25 Apr, 2007

"I can't get over this."
"The deal between BB and Musharraf?"
"Nope, though that is bad enough. If true I think the people of this country should bar her from ever returning."
"That could happen what with all the lawyers on one side."
"Right but if it isn't the deal between BB and Musharraf that has upset you then is it the deal between MQM and BB?"
"Nope, and there too she should be ashamed of herself. She has nothing ideologically similar to MQM..."
"Except that the MQM is also sitting in government."
"Sick, I agree. But then is it the deal between BB and Nawaz Sharif through signing of the charter of democracy that has upset you?"
"Nope that was the only deal one could have supported her on."
"The deal between..."
"I was not referring to a deal."
"The newspapers are full of deals. Can't imagine what else has upset you?"
"It's our old friend Surcharge Aziz."
"The former Finance Minister?"
"These days he is referring to himself as the former Foreign Minister."
"So what did he do?"
"He has written an article..."
"I can imagine. About all these deals and how bad BB is and..."
"Nope."
"What then?"
"He has written on global warming."
"Has he met Al Gore recently?"
"Nope, not yet but he is getting there."
"I guess that is a safe subject to approach if you are still with Nawaz Sharif and living in Pakistan."
"And don't have the lawyers on your side."
"Indeed."

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