"I propose that Ayyan Ali be made the Finance Minister."
"You know she is certainly eye candy and as a media person I would love it, I mean putting photographs of middle aged men who are not attractive are bad for sales."
"Not likely...."
"Given that the PPP top legal team is defending her, Naek our former Law Minister in Sindh and Khosa former Governor Punjab in the capital the appointment is not beyond the realm of possibility."
"That's not what I meant."
"Well if she is appointed our foreign exchange would find its way as foreign direct investment in other countries!"
"Its finding its way outside the country in any case through Eurobonds and sukuk. Besides what I meant was appoint Ayyan Ali as the federal finance minister not a provincial finance minister."
"Are you out of your mind? How is that possible? Ayyan Ali has no links or relationships with the Sharif family, and if you reckon a samdhi is going to trump beauty then you have another thing coming."
"Well Ayyan Ali and Ishaq Dar have a lot in common."
"One is eye candy and the other is eye sore what with those eyes..."
"Hey looks don't indicate one's competence. Besides you remember the Italian Berlusconi appointed beautiful women as his ministers and the media gave good coverage wherever they went."
"Oh shush but anyway the reason why I support Ayyan Ali for the federal finance portfolio is that she was able to withstand pressure from jail authorities while Dar sahib kind of buckled - we need a finance minister who doesn't buckle under pressure."
"But Ayyan Ali was not tortured and Dar sahib was."
"What is torture for Ayyan Ali may not be for Dar sahib is all I am saying. I reckon Ayyan Ali would get more upset if she was not allowed access to makeup and fancy clothes as well as good accommodation while Dar sahib's torture was from being incarcerated and food deprivation and..."
"Yes but Dar sahib knows accounting....does Ayyan Ali?'
"No but Ayyan Ali knows how to look good....does Dar sahib?"
"Oh for Pete's sake."