When not sure of visiting Pakistan
Paki Politics
CLINTON
When not sure
of visiting Pakistan
A prominent
Faisalabadi business family recently celebrated a
wedding. They invited the
artiste Mohammad
Ali Shaiki and Co to
sing at the occasion. Mr Shaiki was an honoured guest of the family and the hosts
were solicitous to a fault. They were forever fussing over Mr
Shaiki, "Mohammad Ali bhai this", "Mohammad Ali
bhai that".
After a couple of days of this
politeness, Mohammad
Ali Shaiki was just
rousing himself from a good night's sleep when he heard the host
calling out to his cook,
"Oye
Bholay! Ohna kanjaraan noo nashta ditta ee?" Caught off-guard, the host was his
normal, irreverent self. Mr Shaiki took it all in good humour.
(FT)
"When in a third-world country someone steals your government, there is no better revenge than to let him keep her."
Q.
How do you measure an imported minister's intelligence?
A.
Stick a tyre pressure gauge in his ear.
Q. What
do you do when an imported minister throws a pin at you?
A.
Run like Hell....he's got a hand grenade in his mouth.
A turkey was chatting
with a bull."I would love to be able to get to
the top of that tree," sighed
the turkey,"but I haven't got the energy."
"Well, why don't you
nibble on some of my droppings?" replied the bull. "They're
packed with nutrients."
The turkey pecked at a lump of dung
and found that it actually gave him enough strength to reach the
first branch of the tree.
The next
day, after eating some more dung, he reached the second
branch.
Finally after a
fortnight, there he was proudly perched at the top of the
tree. Soon he was promptly spotted by a farmer, who shot the
turkey out of the tree.
Moral of the story:
Bullshit
might get you to the top, but it won't keep you there.
In the best interest of the country
Petroleum prices have been increased in the best interest of the country, says the minister for petroleum.
CTBT will be signed keeping in mind the best interest of the country, says the minister for foreign affairs.
The way the hijacking case was handled was in the best interest of the country, says the CE's adviser on information.
Wrongful arrests, maltreatment and lack of the process in the best interest of the country, says the NAB chief.
The way the economy is sinking is in the best interest of the country, says the minister for finance.
Being put behind bars is in the best interest of health, says Mr Daudpota.
Country-wide ban on all political meetings, strikes and processions has been imposed in the best interest of the country, says many high-up in the government.
The promulgation of PCO was in the best interest of the country, says the chief executive.
It remains now for the ex-chief justice of Pakistan to say that his resignation was in the best interest of the country. (KHURSHID ANWER)
April 6,2000
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