The petroleum minister made it clear pretty early in the fuel crisis that he was not going to do the honourable thing – which would mean taking responsibility. Maybe he really believes beggars (really?) and media are to blame, maybe not, but that’s what he’s saying. Those that understand such things, but might not be well understood themselves, think this might be because it’s been a while since he went to the pump to ‘fill her up’. And minister sb definitely doesn’t take those clogged roads anymore. Best he can do is call it as he sees it. How’s it his fault if he’s not seeing it?
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The Sharifs dashed off to Riyadh as soon as they heard about Abdullah. That was understandable. The al-Saud are like family, after all. But notice how Imran wanted to take the new bride to the funeral too? Now he’s been cross about the Sharifs’ closeness with the Saudis for a while, but he’s played politics long enough to know how much Riyadh matters. And the umra was a good start; press conference too. Only the al-Saud don’t let you in without an invite. Musharraf wanted to go too, but it’s not like you just get up and go there, even if it’s on a private jet, which some say is exactly what took Imran to the holy land. Better luck next trip, though.
