"Poetic justice I say."
"Ha ha ha - so Panamagate has trumped Surreygate."
"Precisely, and as Bilawal said Panamagate may have been ongoing at the time of Surreygate."
"Two wrongs do not make a right."
"OK, but its morally wrong for an actual or aspiring head of government to keep the bulk of his wealth abroad."
"But not illegal."
"Not illegal but the rules allowing wealth to be stashed abroad have been made by the government and in our case the Party Supremos."
"Ironic indeed, but that's not what I was referring to when I mentioned poetic justice."
"Oh, did you mean that first Gilani was ousted by the court, not for corruption and need I add there were several ongoing cases of corruption against him and his children, but for loyalty to the party supremo, remember his refusal to write the letter to the Swiss banks while the PML-N Gang trooping everyday to the court these days is reminiscent of the Zardi Gang trooping to hear Gilani's..."
"Hmm, and the irony is they are there at the taxpayers' expense. Power does have benefits and those who reckon they are close to the seat of power naturally want to keep their access to these benefits open. But no that's not what I meant when I said poetic justice."
"Is it a reference to domestic or international..."
"International."
"Netanyahu is being investigated by the Israeli police on corruption charges and can such a thing ever happen in our country."
"No, it can't especially by Punjab police but anyway when I referred to poetic justice I was actually referring to Obama, his legacy is unravelling even while he is the president."
"I thought you liked him."
"Eight years ago when he was first elected, but his sanctioning drone attacks in our part of the world that led to considerable collateral damage defined as murder of innocent people, his flawed defence of Raymond Davis who was not a diplomat and who killed two Pakistanis in broad daylight and one cyclist was killed by the Embassy car reversing..."
"Don't forget his major legacy - Obamacare - that too maybe repealed."
"Indeed, poetic justice I say."