"Long live Gujjar Khan."
"And not Multan?"
"Well, the Multani elite is having some issues I hear. One son claims he was manhandled by the ANF, and incidentally I am told the ANF is not cozy with Raja sahib..."
"Then how come the ANF went after Makhdoom Shahabuddin the same day he was nominated by the party?"
"Coincidence?"
"There are no coincidences when a shortlist for the highest attainable office in the land is being prepared."
"But democracy is not about selection but about..."
"Oh, can it!"
"You have to admit that unlike Gilani, Raja sahib has not put one step wrong since he became the Prime Minister, not one step."
"I guess he took all the wrong steps when he was the Minister for Water and Power."
"As Kaira would say, different time, different rules."
"Right, but Gilani had become how can I put this, used to being the Prime Minister and while he was compliant on all that mattered to the supreme leader yet he was making some decisions independently."
"Right and he is now suffering for that. As we know Gilani took care of the case against former First Son but was disqualified before he could ensure that the former Second Son was not subjected to scrutiny."
"Scrutiny is putting it mildly. Anyway the senior Gilani has a suite in the Presidential palace."
"I don't know why he has opted for that suite. Why would he prefer to stay in a couple of rooms in the Presidency rather than in a luxurious house and..."
"Why do most of our cabinet ministers prefer to stay in the Ministers' Enclave rather than in their own house?"
"Let me remind you that when Raja was Minister he stayed in his own house."
"Prime Ministerial material that! So if he survives the NRO implementation case does that mean he is PPPs candidate for PM if the party succeeds in a coalition?"
"Yes: Gilanis eat your hearts out!"