“So, how many pillars of state are there?”

“You being facetious?”

“No.”

“You sticking your neck out dangerously.”

“How do you come to that conclusion?”

“There are three pillars that in Pakistan are not firmly anchored…”

“Who was the contract given to? I heard that a National……”

“Shut up. Anyway, don’t talk textbook. I mean, name a country where the three pillars – the executive, the legislature, and the judiciary – are keeping a balance of sorts.”

“That’s true,........

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