"You have to marvel at MQM's timing."

"Smaller parties that have by now taken on a traditional role of a coalition partner have had practice in getting the timing just right."

"Hmmm, because none of the three major national parties - PTI, PML-N, or PPP - have shown a capacity to win a landslide victory that would require no coalition partners since more than two to three decades."

"Last was when Mian sahib won a heavy mandak in the 1990s and..."

"Speaking of our three-time prime minister..."

"Tumbled there times."

"I will ignore that; anyway a photograph is circulating on the net showing senior members of the PML-N eating at a restaurant. I have one question."

"The guy whose back is to the camera is Nawaz Sharif and he is flanked by Shahbaz Sharif and Ishaq Dar..."

"That wasn't my question."

"The choice of restaurant was undoubtedly Nawaz Sharif's."

"That wasn't my question either."

"I don't know what they were discussing, but I bet politics was part of their conversation."

"Was The Khan mentioned?"

"I hear Nawaz Sharif suffers from indigestion when The Khan's name is mentioned."

"Yes, but not when an epithet for The Khan is used, so perhaps Mr U Turn, Mr Selected, a name that we know bugs The Khan the most and..."

"I get it, but no, that wasn't my question either."

"I give up? What is your question?"

"Who paid for the meal?"

"They are all multimillionaires, so..."

"But who paid? Our leaders are not used to dishing out money."

"Ha ha, that's right, anyway as I began by saying I am an admirer of MQM's timing."

"The Chaudhrys of Gujrat have impeccable timing as well, there are reports that they are not happy as Moonis Elahi is federal minister in waiting and need I add after more than 17 months in government..."

"Not as good as the MQM a party which waited till after pending legislation and then..."

"There were many bills passed, not just one."

"Indeed."