"In descending order of importance its location, location, location."
"I agree, real estate values are based on location, one could acquire acres upon acres of land at cheaper rates than say one kanal in the heart of the capital."
"Well I wasn't referring to real estate."
"Oh, I should have known given your obsession with politics. So I guess you were referring to the desire of all senior party leaders to occupy the house on the hill in Islamabad, and this in spite of the fact that their multiple residences outside the country are much more comfortable and secure and..."
"To correct you there are two houses on the hill - one requires getting enough votes in the national assembly while the other requires the largesse of the one who gets enough votes in the national assembly."
"I don't understand your choice of words...one getting enough votes in the national assembly! Why couldn't you just say the leader of the house after winning the general elections..."
"But we have had leaders of the house selected by presidents or those who occupy the other house on the hill and need I add in more years than I care to remember."
"I stand corrected, but anyway I wasn't referring to the desire to occupy government housing by politicians/ bureaucrats/military/judiciary when I talked about location being very important. Shall I tell you what I meant or do you want to take another shot at it?"
"Are you referring to location in terms of say natural resources or a military operation or..."
"Nope, I was referring to the location of who sat where during the All Parties Conference on Kashmir that took place on Monday 3 October. I would assume as the host Mian sahib was the only one who selected his seat, but Maulana Fazlur Rehman was seated between the devil and the deep blue sea if you know what I mean."
"Oh I missed that, he was sitting between which two people?"
"I am not going to name any names..."
"Alright but who could be the devil? Could it be..."
"It certainly wasn't Shah Mehmood Qureshi, the guy is too deep, and mind you I am speaking with reference to the Maulana.....ooops you got me to reveal one name by being sly but my lips are sealed now."
"Don't be facetious."