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On the 28th of August, when Shaukat Aziz takes oath as the Prime Minister, he would also become the Chief of Azizs in Pakistan. There are many Azizs in the helm of affairs in the country these days.

The list includes, besides Shaukat Aziz, the powerful Tariq Aziz, Secretary, National Security Council, General Muhammad Aziz Khan, Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee, Danial Aziz, Chairman, National Reconstruction Bureau, Aziz Ahmad Khan, Pakistan's High Commissioner to India, Muhammad Aziz Khan, Federal Secretary Narcotics Control Division, Brigadier Dr Aziz Ahmad Khan, Rector, National University of Modern Languages, to name only a few.

Sartaj Aziz, while holding the office of the Finance Minister, was known in business circles as Surcharge Aziz. After his election as the MNA last week, Shaukat Aziz is fondly called by his friends as Shortcut Aziz.

Copyright Business Recorder, 2004


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