Partly Facetious: This is not the time to urge anyone

03 Apr, 2020

"I would urge The Khan to urgently revisit some of the same-o, same-o actions."
"This not the time to urge anyone to do anything other than to focus on the virus and its eradication and..."
"Agreed, but surely he can abandon one action that he would justifiably criticise during Zardari sahib's and Nawaz Sharif's tenures."
"If you mean giving public money to parliamentarians then surely you must understand that like the two previous governments The Khan's tigers in parliament are not in a majority and he needs to keep the coalition partners happy and this is the only way."
"That's not what I was referring to."
"OK, and if you were referring to naming the volunteers corona tiger force, a name criticized by Zardari sahib's Zardis then I reckon The Khan should negotiate with them - agree to abandon the Benazir in the Benazir Income Support Programme and the tiger force can be renamed as...as...as..."
"How about Khanzadehs?"
"Don't be facetious."
"The PPP is saying rename the force anything but tiger."
"I reckon the PPP has figured out that the return of Shahbaz Sharif heralds his acceptance as an alternate..."
"Alternate or spare?"
"What's the difference?"
"See Prince Harry was a spare as long as Prince William did not father children and now he has his own three spares - so a spare can be replaced in time while an alternate is kind of more difficult as his or her elevation is considered imminent."
"In our politics, deals made with an alternate can become deals with a spare."
"True, anyway when I say The Khan must revisit same-o, same-o actions by the large number of sycophants that the office of the prime minister naturally attracts in this country..."
"Ha ha, and this is in spite of many prime ministers we have had have only ceremonial powers..."
"Indeed, anyway these inaugurations with plaques commemorating The Khan as the inaugurator..."
"Agreed one hundred percent - not the time or the place!"

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