"When it rains it pours, is that the right expression."
"Yes, and for the life of me I can't imagine who you could possibly be referring to in this instance. All our politicians have approved the Rabbani terms of engagement with the US which are simply untenable - I mean linking drone strikes with resumption of supplies does not convince me given the content of WikiLeaks which clearly and unambiguously revealed that our civilian and military leadership informed the US that they would publicly oppose and denounce the drone strikes but privately sanction it."
"Right, with no mention of downing the drones I guess its status quo... and then there is the clause seeking access to US and Nato markets and for the life of me I can't understand that objective given the World Trade Organisation rules - I mean are our politicians with it or without it?"
"If without it you mean without rudimentary knowledge of what they can and cannot do in terms of market access to other countries then I agree." "And then the clause that the corrupt and inept Pakistan Railways be granted 50 percent of the supply contract, with the National Logistic Cell benefiting from the contract - I mean this is tantamount to snipping our own private transport sector down and..."
"I agree, but do you think the US would apologise for Salala?" "I have it on good authority that our civilian and military leadership have agreed to some wording or the other...but you know, I just want to let you know that I have gone on the US website and it clearly states that US/Nato military supplies have never gone through Pakistan but through Central Asia..."
"I suppose, no one informed the Parliamentary Committee on National Security (PCNS)."
"It's not as if the PCNS took any decision based on reality, so I guess this is just another one."
"Well, I agree, but when I cited the proverb when it rains it pours I was referring to Babar Awan - latest indignity is the removal of his name from a plaque by the President of the Islamabad High Court Bar Association (IHCBA) one day after he joined PML (N) from the bar room."
"Two questions: if the President of the IHCBA rejoins PPP then whose picture will he display and second does bar room refer to a bar as in a place where one gets drinks or bar as in the legal profession."
"Don't be facetious."