ARTICLE: "Container Shah defended The Khan!"

"That's the terms of reference of all the fifty plus cabinet members. And I would have you know that Container Shah is one of the experienced ministers, unlike Asad Umer and...and..."

"Can't think of another inexperienced but sold on the Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaaf ideology Federal Minister?!"

"Give me some time. I mean The Khan did boast in the assembly that even if he is ousted from power those sitting on his side of the aisles are not going to abandon the party's principles."

"I thought The Khan himself is abandoning those very same principles and..."

"He is the only one allowed - anyway there is also Murad Saeed, Hammad Azhar, Ali Zaidi..."

"They are more The Khan's advance guard then say heading ministries that are desperately in need of an ideological shift and..."

"Hey, Ports and Shipping if I recall correctly, was much coveted by the MQM and used to be a major bargaining chip in return for MQM support and..."

"I was looking at Container Shah's Wikipedia presence and it says that he served as Punjab's Home Secretary in 2002 and was accused of breaking two parties - PML-N to form PML-Q and PPP to form PPP-Patriots. He was appointed as Pakistani High Commissioner to Australia by Musharraf, a close friend, but was rejected by Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs."

"So?"

"So I noted his defense of The Khan is not as robust as his defence of Musharraf, even after Musharraf left the country and..."

"Him and Farogh Naseem who has twice resigned..."

"One more to go to reach Caesar's level..."

"Caesar's level?"

"Caesar refused to accept the throne of Rome thrice..."

"I don't think the throne is on offer to him!"

"Hey was the throne ever on offer to Shaukat Aziz, to Gilani sahib, to Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and..."

"They did sit on the throne in letter if not spirit."

"Who cares for the spirit if the letter is available? Anyway Container Shah is our Zalmy Khalilzad - rehired by even Trump who I heard doesn't quite like him..."

"So why doesn't he fire him?"

"I guess Trump doesn't care enough for the position."

"But Interior Ministry is important..."

"Setting up containers all over the place is hardly a job worthy of a PTI's ideological worker."

"Don't be facetious."

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