"Mian sahib can't help but be Mian sahib."
"Surely you don't expect him to become Ishaq Dar!"
"You know there is one thing I never understood about Dar's affidavit, you know the one that he signed in front of a magistrate, acknowledging that he laundered money for Mian sahib..."
"He was tortured, or so the court ruled I believe, and don't you dare cite the year the court so ruled..."
"You can't stop people talking....this is not a police state, it was in 2010 when the Punjab government was led by Shahbaz Sharif and the public prosecutor was not, shall we say, proactively engaged in pursuing the case. But what I didn't understand about the affidavit is why did the Musharraf government not compel Dar to accuse Mian sahib of a criminal offense ....I mean the money laundering laws in this country have no teeth and the bill passed by the assembly this year is only courtesy our international obligations and not likely to stop this practice...if I recall correctly Ayan Ali has requested her money back too and..."
"Oh, shush."
"OK, but anyway when I said Mian sahib will remain Mian sahib I was referring to his government's response to the ISPR releases on the corps commanders meeting in which poor governance was cited as a serious concern."
"Maybe Mian sahib thought he had backed down enough and would push here..."
"First, there were the MQM supremos, then there were the PPP supremos and now there are the PML-N supremos."
"Why plural namely supremos? Isn't there just one supreme in these parties?"
"Yes, but when democracy is in danger then the responsibility for taking on the establishment statements are spread out..."
"The two supremos in MQM and PPP had the courage to say it."
"And are either of the two in the country?"
"So Mian sahib did learn half the lesson!"
"More like one-third..."
"Don't be facetious."