"Hafeez Sheikh got upstaged yet again!"
"Indeed; he was upstaged during his two big days - one when the Economic Survey was launched and two when he presented the budget."
"I reckon he won't mind this time - he was upstaged by his former boss Asif Ali Zardari who, if the party ever wins enough seats to form a government in the centre again, may rehire him and Sheikh has already praised Zardari sahib's sagacity and..."
"Sheikh began dumping Zardari sahib when he was fired so he may well mind being upstaged by him now."
"Speaking of upstaging others Sheikh does like to surround himself with the Gag of Four - Razzak Dawood the industrialist with an MBA degree, Hammad Azhar a foreign qualified barrister with no knowledge of how to generate revenue, Umar Ayub an MBA as well and last but not least, Shabbar Zaidi, a chartered accountant..."
"Hey, it's a Gang of Four not a gag of Four!"
"Really! That's what you focused on?"
"Well, these four appear on the left and right of Hafeez Sheikh during press conferences who then proceeds to deflect all difficult questions to the Gag of Four..."
"But the four have the relevant ministries and..."
"Right, but the decisions with respect to revenue and allocations as well as tariffs are made by Sheikh, decisions based on what he has quietly agreed with the International Monetary Fund and he ain't talking about what he agreed to do on behalf of the people of this country - and he claims that the IMF said take it or leave it..."
"Let's see how long we will take it and when we will leave it..."
"If you think Sheikh would resign on a matter of principle then you have another think coming."
"So if the components of the staff level agreement are not doable even then he ain't going?"
"Nope, the only one who knows how to ease him out is the wily Zardari - he offered Sheikh a higher post and then Trumped him..."
"Who says Trumping others does not pay dividends! From the US to Europe to..."
"Yes, but let's see how Zardari sahib will Trump the National Accountability Bureau."
"Based on NAB performance I reckon NAB will Trump NAB."
"Ha ha, if past precedence is anything to go by yes that does appear the most likely outcome."