"Please, please Sir Khan, can you read the newspapers or at least the headlines every day and..."
"The Khan's chronological age may be twenty years more than his biological age and need I add that means he is with it with the technological information revolution..."
"Didn't someone say The Khan still uses a blackberry which doesn't have the more modern features, but yes I agree with you - The Khan is fit, super fit, I don't think we have had any head of government who has been so fit, and I am including military dictators as well who should have been fit, I mean aren't they required to exercise every day and..."
"Generals are not required to engage in exercises silly; they are the strategic thinkers in times of war and by the way Pakistan is still engaged in the war on terror and..."
"Yes I see, that reminds me of senior bureaucrats who are more concerned with surrounding themselves with trusted batch mates rather than those on merit..."
"Don't be facetious; anyway, The Khan needs to read the headlines - his Adviser on Finance has commented that he would not follow the International Monetary Fund conditions that he signed off on and that's serious, I refer to his agreement that would require Senate approval which is unlikely and on changes in the National Finance Commission award which is also not likely..."
"You just don't like him cause he didn't let your favourite Hammad Azhar get to be the Minister for Revenue, I mean such insecurity is baffling and it's not as if Azhar has ever challenged Sheikh; at press conferences Azhar would docilely sit next to Sheikh, allow him to act as the king of the castle and answer those questions that Sheikh didn't want to answer..."
"Sheikh learned lessons while sitting in the lap of Zardari sahib which is not to let go of any powers associated with a finance minister, and not to tolerate even remote threats - overt or covert..."
"Or perceived threats; but guarding powers is reminiscent of Dar the Sharif's Man..."
"Indeed; it's Sheikh's sense of insecurity that Zardari sahib raised to the nth degree, Zardari sahib does not encourage his minions to..."
"Ha ha, that's right, but anyway The Khan doesn't have time to read papers."
"OK, how about if he only reads the IMF staff report, he would realize the issues that Hafeez Sheikh..."
"Hey, that's too long besides The Khan doesn't understand economics."
"Then maybe he needs to get an economist to brief him..."
"Ah and who better than Sheikh..."
"Oh dear, God help us."