"They are a serious threat I say?"
"If you mean the terrorists in Waziristan I agree."
"No I was not referring to them."
"I know. You must have been referring to the Baloch nationalists or terrorists as declared by the Musharraf government."
"No, I wasn't referring to them either."
"These al Qaeda sympathisers need to be tackled with an iron hand and that is the only way to deal with such threats." "Well, actually I wasn't referring to al Qaeda sympathizers or operatives either." "You surely didn't mean the 'fired' judiciary. I believe they have been asked to vacate their houses and the mainstream political parties are all talking of restoring them and the lawyers are not presenting their cases to the judges who have accepted the PCO so am not quite sure what will happen but I am sure the fate of these fired judges is not quite sealed as in the past."
"They are the reason why Musharraf can't lift the emergency. But no I wasn't referring to them either."
"If you meant BB or Nawaz Sharif then let me be clear. They are not a threat at this stage. An election that is fair and free would no doubt give them considerable number of seats in the national and provincial assemblies and that may, in turn, allow Moody's to once again upgrade our credit rating."
"No I didn't mean them either."
"Who in the world do you mean then?"
"You know these mannequins..."
"Mannequins as in what garment store owners use to display their wares?"
"Yes and apparently the owners of garment shops in Peshawar have been informed that they must cover the mannequins as naked mannequins promote obscenity."
"Who sent these threatening letters?"
"Militants, as was reported."
"Can you imagine a society where even mannequins promote obscenity? I propose that there be coeducation in all schools in Peshawar as a means to end this focus on obscenity. That is the only way out."
"Don't be facetious."