Wish list

08 Jun, 2012

How do I wish Pakistan to have a Kurbanguly Berdymukhamedov (of Turkmenistan) to sack federal ministers for water & power and petroleum & natural resources for their poor performance, to set an example? How do I wish the nation to have a Francoise Hollande (of France) to reduce salaries for the President, Prime Minister and the Cabinet by 30% to give message of austerity to rich ministers of a poor nation? How do I wish the country to have...
We even don't have a Mustafa al-Shammali (of Kuwait) to resign as minister on allegations of financial irregularities or a Chris Huhne (of UK) to resign as the minister facing charges over moral allegations. Alas, we only have the self-proclaimed Mandela, now in a large number. Governor Punjab Sardar Latif Khosa claims that Nelson Mandela belongs to Khosa tribe. Addressing the ambassadors of the African countries last week, he revealed that he was related to Mandela. No wonder, PPP Jiyalas have been brazenly equating the convicted PM Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani with Nelson Mandela.

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