PARTY TIME

By Fatima Rizvi

Listening to President Zardari speaking at the second death anniversary ceremony of his wife Benazir Bhutto one was reminded of Don Quixote-the idealistic blundering knight created by Cervantes. Don Quixote imagined the worst and losing touch with reality he attacked windmills thinking they were the enemy. Mr Zardari gave the impression that he was under some kind of threat or attack from many quarters. He spoke in riddles and in evasive language and came across as a man under pressure and afraid of speaking plainly.

Was his bluster a gauntlet being thrown or was it a desperate attempt to ward off something he thought was imminent? He did the unimaginable---he linked his personal survival to the survival of Pakistan. Do me in and I will do in Pakistan or something like that

Don Quixote was never alone. Sancho Panza his comical sidekick was always with him. Mr Zardari has many Sancho Panzas. They are there because he wants them around. If they advised him to say what he did then they did him no service. If they now put spin on what he said they will do him more harm. No one wants to be deceived or taken for a ride---.

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