"Nusrat Bhutto is gone."
"Yes, she was the last of the Bhuttos."
"Technically..."
"Granted that technically she was a Bhutto by marriage but there is no doubt that she was a Bhutto - she was the chairperson of the PPP after her husband and let's not forget she was made to suffer because of that."
"She was to Z A Bhutto what President Zardari was to Benazir Bhutto."
"Indeed, and I hope you are not conservative enough to argue that while Nusrat Bhutto was a Bhutto President Zardari is not."
"There is a name difference..."
"The relationship is the same."
"But..."
"There should be no but, as a liberal you must believe that a spouse is a spouse whatever the gender however I would sincerely hope that the President follows his policy of reconciliation even within the Bhutto clan and allows at least the late Murtaza Bhutto's children to attend the funeral of Nusrat Bhutto."
"That is not likely - too much water has flown under the bridge and let's be honest the water was not of President Zardari's making if you know what I mean."
"Let's not go into that - lets pay homage to a woman who suffered a lot, and mercifully did not suffer the death of her third child because of her Alzheimer's..."
"Ten-day mourning has been declared."
"Ten days would include the days an anti-government dharna was called by Nawaz Sharif as well as Imran Khan."
"So what do you think? They will abide by the..."
"I don't know, though I have one question: would Prime Minister Gilani not go to Australia this week as he had scheduled?"
"Ah I see, where you are going with this! But the guy doesn't get to visit interesting countries and..."
"And that may hold the key."
"Life isn't fair if you are Prime Minister Gilani!"
"Not in terms of foreign visits no."