"You know power plays need to be carefully thought out."
"What do you mean? Only someone with power will engage in power play."
"Yes, but..."
"And need I add in our country power may constitutionally reside with one group while it is exercised by another."
"Good heavens, not the same-o talk!"
"Sorry, were you referring to Main sahib's team's perception of their power at present vis-a-vis Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)."
"See Mian sahib's team has done so well, what with the petrol crisis, the announcement of a decline in petrol prices while slapping a 27 percent tax on petroleum so the Federal Board of Revenue's appallingly poor performance is sustained and..."
"OK, so you don't accept the official data but Dar says there should be a charter of the economy."
"Which he can then trash as he does with deals he makes with the Fund staff with respect to granting autonomy...besides we don't have good experience of adhering to charters, the Charter of Democracy for example..."
"It was actually a one-point charter: do unto us what you would expect us to do unto you when in power. And as you are so obtuse let me clarify that this means no proactively investigating corruption against us when you are in power and we would do the same for you..."
"Oh, you are being facetious."
"Anyway, let's be honest Khan has shown extremely poor judgement in recent months..."
"Some decisions are personal!"
"Oh for Pete's sake! I am referring to his selection of Babar Awan as his lawyer....I mean the guy claimed a degree - PhD degree - that is shall we say controversial, right?"
"Not having a PhD degree does not mean he is not a good lawyer. I mean Ahsan Iqbal has a PhD and his long-term vision requiring three to four terms, really kind of not likely, is something the country can do without."
"Maybe Babar Awan offered his services free of cost - I hear the Khan likes that."
"Not likely, BA is cleverer than the average lawyer - he knows precisely when to exact the price for his services."
"And that is a lesson Khan would do well to learn."