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  • Jun 12th, 2015
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"The case of the disappearing necklace is rather intriguing."

"Why would that interest you? Necklaces are stolen routinely and need I add not only in this country but also in other countries - developed and developing alike..."

"True, but what is interesting is that necklaces become the subject of press conferences by our federal ministers."

"You should be happy - this means that these guys are engaged with the media and the general public and..."

"Oh shush - I was not referring to the case of the missing necklace valued at over 100,000 British pounds reportedly associated with Benazir Bhutto and her spouse and..."

"Don't be silly, Pakistani politics is about using the state resources to provide for the people not using your own resources".

"But state resources are also not being used to provide for the indigent - the Thar residents are dying and Karachi is parched and..."

"Karachi doesn't vote for the PPP."

"Thar does?"

"Yes, but they vote on tribal basis so not relevant."

"I give up, anyway I wanted to bring to your notice that the missing necklace was donated by Erdogan's wife and she wanted the then first lady Fauzia Gilani to sell it and use the proceeds for the 2010 flood victims."

"Fauzia Gilani may have paid for the necklace and kept it."

"Is it the same Fauzia Gilani who had crores written off from the Agriculture Development Bank of Pakistan?"

"OK, I get your drift but..."

"Is it the same Fauzia Gilani who hosted a lavish dinner at the PM House for Angelina Jolie who had come for the flood victims much to Jolie's disgust?"

"Yes but hey if you were in the PM house wouldn't you have taken the opportunity to fete the actress and at government expense?"

"Don't be facetious. Anyway is it the same Fauzia Gilani whose son was implicated in the Haj scandal and another son implicated in ephedrine scandal?"

"Well, the dad did pay the price in the 2013 elections didn't he?"

"Right, there is some justice after all but anyway what I wanted to say was that the cost of Mrs Erdogan's necklace was only around 30,000 pounds, I think."

"So?"

"Our rich are richer then Turkey's rich so if they think they are better than us then they need to rethink that."

"You are being facetious."

Copyright Business Recorder, 2015


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