"I am very impressed with our short-term Prime Minister."
"Don't be facetious."
"What makes you think I am being facetious?"
"Well, his contribution to the public's well being is kinda suspect - and I am referring to the rental power contracts that were voided by the Supreme Court and his numerous promises that were never fulfilled with respect to ending loadshedding; speaking of which what happened to Ahmed Mukhtar's earlier claims that he took on the Ministry of Water and Power as a challenge and his belligerent statements against the former Pepco chief and then against all those who didn't pay their bills on time..."
"Granted that loadshedding duration has increased again but its not Mukhtar's fault if government departments don't pay their utility bills."
"So whose fault is it if a Federal Minister's husband doesn't pay his utility bills and who then gets to pay in instalments which are even less than the rate at which our rupee is eroding in value."
"Who do you mean?"
"Hina Rabbani Khar's husband owed crores in utility bills but then got a deal whereby he will pay instalments that are so small that it would take the rest of his life to clear the bill."
"Oh well, what good is contacts if you can't use them...anyway Raja may not be short-term, maybe he is medium term."
"How long is your medium-term?"
"More than eight months."
"Interesting, so that is long enough!"
"Long enough to make a difference and ensure that the PPP vote bank is not compromised, long enough to ensure that the electricity crisis is resolved to a great extent, long enough to bring inflation down by instructing Hafeez Sheikh to stop printing money and borrowing from commercial banks, long enough..."
"Good heavens no, long enough to change the tapestry on the sofas. I noticed that Kaira and he are sitting on a sofa which has the exact same tapestry as when Gilani was prime minister."
"You are so shallow."
"Oh, deep one! You tell me what was your thought of the day?"
"A bright orange tie for Kaira...hmmmm."
"Now you are talking!"