Partly Facetious: Policy of reconciliation continuing

18 May, 2013

"Maulana Fazl is back in business."
"I was very disappointed with the PML (N) leadership. We all know the Maulana is..."
"It's the policy of reconciliation continuing. That is so sad. Nawaz Sharif promised us that if we the Chaudhry Public gave him the mandate where he would not need to form a coalition, and we all know a coalition compels the lead party to be susceptible to blackmail..."
"Chaudhry Public?"
"I am amazed at what you pick up? The most inane comment..."
"Chaudhry public?"
"In the US, they refer to Joe Public so I thought the most common name here was Chaudhry so..."
"That's a political statement here, the Chaudhrys of Gujrat have lost big time and..."
"And that surprises you? The King's party never does well once the king is dead."
"Or in his luxurious farmhouse."
"Where ever he is but not in the seat of power; a better name would have been, hmmmm, what's the most common name in this country."
"No surveys have been carried out in this regard, but I know that it isn't Nawaz or Shahbaz or Asif or Bilawal or Altaf or Asfandyar or indeed Fazlur Rehman."
"Why do you know that?"
"Haven't met too many with those names. But have met many Imrans?"
"But that would be dated to the time when Imran was the cricketing wonder kid. I mean as a nation we don't give the name of politicians to our children but to talented individuals in several fields."
"Talent in making money..."
"Oh, here we go again."
"So how about Mohammad Ali Public."
"The actor..."
"The Quaid, you idiot."
"OK..."

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