"No cabinet in the centre yet?"
"No and Prime Minister Khoso is being briefed on a daily basis by several ministries and he has only met with the President...."
"Who has given up his office of co-chairman if you recall."
"And so has transformed himself as the most neutral President in the history of the country?"
"There is no reason to be sarcastic, the fact is that the President is conforming to the decisions taken by the country's courts and to the constitution in letter though perhaps not spirit but I ask you what's in a spirit?"
"Isn't the spirit more important to the letter?"
"Only if you are planning to leave politics! And Prime Minister Khoso also met with the Chief of Army Staff though I am not sure why that meeting was necessary."
"Well the army has always played a role in our country's politics and whatever you may say about democracy one must work within the given parameters......."
"I know and could someone tell Musharraf that it was the army that was responsible for his staying power and that without the army backing he is no better than Sheikh Rashid, a one man show, albeit extremely entertaining, but a one man show."
"Sheikh Rashid has allied himself with Imran Khan and there would be a seat to seat adjustment I hear..."
"One seat would be adjusted."
"OK and let me tell you politics generates ironies."
"Sorry?"
"The Chaudhary's who had proclaimed that they would support Musharraf's election as president for life, are now not even meeting the guy...."
"The guy was extremely obnoxious to them when he was making the NRO deal with the PPP high command at the time...."
"Right and the Chaudharys were against the deal and now it is the Chaudharys who are supporting the PPP and not Musharraf."
"Ironies my friend and its in the nature of politics."