"Why? Has the law and order situation improved?"
"Well, not quite, I mean there are arrests but I am not sure that there is a feeling of security in all those living in the Punjab."
"Well, relative to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa..."
"OK, there you have called the army and lets be honest terrorism remains an issue in KP, a major issue, I would even go so far as to say that the province is competing for the top most terrorist region in the world."
"So comparison with Punjab is not fair."
"Indeed, and then there is Balochistan where there is a separatist movement and there too security forces are heavily engaged and sprinkle in the disappeared and the..."
"OK, so comparison not fair."
"Precisely and then there is Sindh, the law and order situation in Karachi and Hyderabad is kinda appalling and so far in spite of the fact that all the elected are sitting in government, be it at the federal level or provincial level, yet there are these periodic bouts of mayhem."
"So comparison is not fair."
"No, but do remember that democracy is about comparisons and so you have to make them."
"But historically the three provinces have been..."
"Democracy is about comparisons so put that in your pipe and smoke it."
"Well, in that case let me invite IG Punjab to the other three provinces."
"So he can advise them on how to police their province effectively?"
"No"
"I am stomped, then why?"
"On how to reduce their weight, don't forget the fattest policemen are in the Punjab."
"We Punjabis like to eat but didn't IG Punjab place all the fat Punjab policemen on a diet and exercise regimen."
"Yes, he did and he says he is satisfied with the result but they are still the fattest in comparison to other provinces."
"Oh, dear!"