“I was shocked, and as a Pakistani it takes a lot to shock me…”

“I heard The Khan was angered at the registration of 40 plus FIRs for sedition against the PML-N high command….”

“High command?! There is only one high commander, the rest are lower command and…”

“Well the First Daughter has made her move after First Uncle was put in jail – Mohammad Zubayr has been appointed as spokesman for Father, Daughter and the Holy Ghost is no more part of the troika.”

“Don’t be facetious; by the way the unelected Talal Chaudhary who is in hospital recovering from an assault by someone within the party is back in the media team…”

“See that’s astute thinking - Daniyal Aziz is not re-inducted because he was slapped by a PTI stalwart, now if you are assaulted by someone within the party…”

“Don’t be facetious anyway I reckon The Khan is aware of the phrase more loyal than the king, which has always had a deep relevance within our political parties, anyway someone more loyal than the king got someone to register those FIRs for sedition and I reckon it’s the Buzz…wait, wait, who else would want to please The Khan but be so unaware of shall I say the mind set in major cities which The Khan represents…”

“Man you are being facetious today.”

“Alright my friend I stand corrected. Anyway that’s not what shocked me.”

“The inane accusations of the three stooges – Sheikh, Gill and Chauhan….”

“Hey Hafeez Sheikh maybe obsequious in front of the man who can fire him but he does come out with the truth once he is back in Dubai.”

“Stop you know I was referring to Sheikh Rashid and not Hafeez Sheikh….”

“Ha, ha, you know everything that is not favourable is someone else’s fault as far as Hafeez Sheikh is concerned – revenue collection is bad, dump the Chairman FBR, the budget deficit remains at a dangerous level – hey look at the current account deficit, the prices of all essentials are rising it’s that dratted previous administration and cartels….”

“You get side tracked so quickly, anyway what shocked me was seeing Shah Mehmud Qureshi, our foreign minister…”

“Who is a pir by the way with a following in hundreds of thousands…”

“Right he was wearing an identical ring to what The Khan wears and on the same little finger….”

“I believe a pir or a pirni gave it to him, and….oooooh I get it.”

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