"Killing softly with kind words..."
"It's an old song and the words are killing me softly with insults..."
"Ah yes, and that is an art that our politicians at least have not developed, they kill each other - figuratively not literally - with insults that they hurl against each other with a lot of anger and shout at their adversaries to shut up even in assembly halls..."
"Yes I know of the language used in Sindh assembly recently but lets be honest such language is also used in other assemblies, including Punjab and the national assembly."
"You don't have to go on the defensive. I did maintain that all political parties barring none indulge in mud slinging and the Minister of Information is an appointment that is geared towards attacking opposition parties."
"Right, any way, what I said was killing softly with kind words, that is the most lethal weapon and I wonder why our politicians don't employ it."
"I am not sure I understand."
"Zaka Ashraf the chief of Pakistan Cricket Board has sent a get well soon message to Bal Thackeray."
"Oh dear! He could be tried for murder if not manslaughter."
"Don't be facetious."
"Getting such a message from a man whose religion and country Thackeray has spent a life time hating with a passion comparable to...to..."
"Mujnoon Laila?"
"Now who is being facetious? I am talking of hate not love."
"They say if you hate someone that much then you really love that person or idea."
"Well, Thackeray would not agree and I would urge the Indian police to take cognisance of Ashraf's intent and proceed against him in an appropriate manner."
"That is only in case something definitive happens to Thackeray."
"Definitive?"
"You know what I mean so I won't explain it but I have it on good authority that those around Thackeray have thought it advisable not to inform him of Ashraf's good wishes."
"Ah yes, sensible move."
"Rehman Malik wishes this country well as well and banned the use of motor bikes in Karachi and Quetta and the courts suspended the ban."
"I would like to ask Malik if he understands that without providing alternate transport a ban on motor bikes is tantamount to declaring a holiday and can the two cities afford ten days of holiday! He should understand that existing public transport in these two cities is not enough to cater to the hundreds of thousands who have motorbikes as their sole transport..."
"Hey, let's not get involved in that, did you see Malik wearing a cap and..."
"I hear the purple and red tinted hair colour that he favours is in short supply..."
"Welcome to the problems facing our ministers."