"In your dreams my friend - once Mian sahib gets his teeth into a narrative he ain't gonna let go even if it means he is out of a job..."
"Speaking of jobs if you are a chairman or director of your own company no one, but no one can fire you. And that my friend is how a man operating in the private sector in the family business thinks... look at Trump, look at Mian sahib. These are men who have spent a lifetime firing those who did not toe their line in companies owned by their families and for anyone, anyone, to dare say that they resign is nothing short of...of...of..."
"As per Mian sahib nothing short of the rather crudely made dugduggii employed by monkey trainers in the Subcontinent to make a noise and attract children..."
"Let me assure you that not a single company sourced to Mian sahib, his children or his samdhi's children makes these dugduggiis so don't you dare go accusing him of advertising this product and..."
"Are you being facetious?"
"No I am serious."
"Okaaaay. Anyway I reckon the First Family needs to change the narrative a bit... they continue to argue that identification of the source of the funds is essential, how much was say siphoned of from which project, and that merely stating that the income is in excess of known means is not enough. Legally they are on the back foot on this..."
"What about they are focused on development and..."
"Not enough to shift attention away from wealth in excess of known income."
"How about that poor Maryam Nawaz is being made a scapegoat because she is steadfast in her support of her dad and is his rightful political heir and his right hand woman and..."
"Nope, and I hope that the First Family plus samdhi Dar tries to distinguish between tenacity and steadfastness and before you say anything let me tell you that the former is regarded as a character flaw as a tenacious individual refuses to learn lessons while the latter words refers to maintaining a principled stance during extreme adversity."
"Hey, what's this about plus samdhi Dar? I mean is it like GSP plus given by the European Union to Pakistan..."
"Ha ha ha."
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