"But the weather is still cold."
"And I like it that way."
"Well I guess given the hours of loadshedding, scheduled and unscheduled, in this country winters are preferable to summers."
"I was actually referring to the cooling of political temperatures in this city since the departure of the president."
"Ah I see the traffic is that much more manageable."
"Indeed and productivity in the capital has increased manifold."
"And has declined in Lahore?"
"Well the President we are told remained ensconced in the Governor's House so I would imagine..."
"The Governor's House was given the elevated status of the Presidency?"
"Well yes I guess my point is as the President didn't go around Lahore the traffic impact of his ongoing visit to the Punjab is zero."
"And the President went around in Islamabad?"
"No but..."
"You just make up stories don't you. We have a fairly sedentary President in terms of movement outside his residence and you can't blame him for better traffic in Islamabad because he is out of the city."
"Who can I blame then?"
"Maybe Rehman Malik. You know he is..."
"I heard Nabeel Gabol saying that he had requested the President to rein in Malik and then added that Malik should remember the days when he was a PA to his uncle..."
"What's wrong with one man elevating himself from PA to Minister and to become the most trusted Minister at that?"
"I guess but Gabol probably meant that the roots remain the same in terms of intellect and knowledge and..."
"Ah that's dangerous. What if someone raises the same questions with respect to his Chairman?"
"The Chairman was elected by party's CEC, Rehman Malik by just one man."
"I wonder if you have the capacity to take your reasoning to its logical end!"
"Nope not as long as I am a Peepliya?"
"What's that?"
"A word used by the President in his speech though I always thought it was derogatory. Now Jiyala is not."