"How do you view the changes in the economic team?"
"All changes are not good but then again all changes are not bad either."
"Hmmm, so the picture is grey, not black or white."
"I like purple and maroon and..."
"For Pete's sake, do you think I am Buzdaar!? I mean I do know my colours in English and there is nothing wrong with my eye sight..."
"I heard Buzdaar is colour blind."
"I didn't hear that! Though I did hear he has developed astigmatism after he was elevated to the position of chief minister - you know all things have become blurry what with so many power bases in Punjab. Poor Buzdaar is constantly refocusing which has caused the malady, there are the wily Chaudhries and the Governor and then there is Jehnagir Tareen and..."
"Hmmm, but you and I both know that all that matters is The Khan. And The Khan had him seated next to him, on his right, during his interaction with the media on local government system and..."
"This is not the Soviet Union where the seating arrangements indicate who is closer to the RPP, as in the Real Power Point."
"Not even if the person is seated on the right?"
"That's an Anglo Saxon concept isn't it. With The Khan I reckon it depends on what the spirits say and need I add..."
"Don't be facetious, spirit translates into soul or ghost in English, The Khan is into spiritualism which is different and he reckons there needs to be research on spiritualism which implies spirit is distinct from matter and..."
"Don't we in Islam have literature on spiritualism; besides I always thought it's an ideology and all spiritualists do not have the same ideology for example Rumi of Konya Turkey believed one could achieve closeness to God through dancing while others banned singing and dancing and still others..."
"One question: are pirs (spiritual guides) uniquely placed to undertake research on spiritualism."
"I am not sure..."
"There you go. Problem solved. Would Shah Mehmud Qureshi accept the rectorship of the University in Sohawa?"
"Don't be facetious."