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  • Apr 25th, 2017
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"What is with you and the Finance Minister Ishaq Dar? People say you are being too personal so tell me why?"

"I have never met him and socially too, our circles do not intersect..."

"Ha! As if your circle could ever intersect Dar's! The guy is often referred to as the Deputy Prime Minister - a man who is revered by the three First Family members who are resident in this country and..."

"And when Nawaz Sharif is not in power?"

"OK, so Dar sahib can't take torture, he is a sensitive man unlike others..."

"I see, but anyway, I have nothing personal against him, my only concern is his handling of the economy and I am terribly scared that those of us who have no accounts in foreign lands would experience a steady decline in their quality of life and need I add we are experiencing......"

"Hey silly, growth is up and machinery imports are higher - this, Dar sahib, says would fuel employment and..."

"Growth is manipulated - there is no rationalisation of data and need I add higher growth rate that is shown reflects a debt-to-GDP ratio which is lower than what is even believable leave alone realistic, exports are down, imports are sustained if compared with 2013 even though import of petroleum and products have declined in value from 14 billion dollars to less than 9 billion dollars and.."

"You have a degree in economics from a foreign university which Dar sahib doesn't have, but he has a professional qualification - chartered accountancy from the UK, he knows how to balance books which you don't, and you are simply engaging in intellectual snobbery and are jealous that a chartered accountant has left behind all you economists and......"

"But his policies are flawed and..."

"And he has the right to them irrespective of what you think and as long as your Prime Minister, keeps him gainfully employed."

"So..."

"Shut up or put up!"

"That's very democratic-minded of you, I was putting up and will continue to..."

"Sorry for people like you I meant shut up and shut up completely."

"There is no notification to that..."

"Ha! As if issuing a notification is a challenge for Dar sahib!"

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