“Self-made men”; it is said: “Worship their creator”. It does not apply to President Hamid Karzai. The Berlin Conference, agreed to prop a person, as choreographed, by “The Company”. Hope, readers know, what that means?

On fateful day of the 15th of June, 2008, President Karzai made a stark naked military threat to my country – in a televised, Press Conference. He stated, what is very painful to repeat.

Whatever one would say as dictated by His Masters or circumstance, should better be left to the Foreign Office spokesman plus Baitullah Mehsood or Molvi Umer.

’Excellency in your neighborhood, you have no enemies. So why have friends, who may dislike your statements intensely? We, for sure, understand your compulsions. But fail to comprehend: Why not in camera, instead of on it? It can’t be refuted even diplomatically.

Let us adopt and quote an exchange between Lord Churchill and Lady Astor as thus. “If you were my neighbour, I would give you poison”. The reflex response was: “If you were my neighbour, I’ll take it”.

Celebrities, stars and sportsmen, from Miss Spears to a still-born Pakistani cricketer, are in the news. Their governing bodies do have a dope test regime. But to ask the head of an occupied tiny city state: “What he had been smoking?, is considered undiplomatic.

The viceroys of India were better groomed. One of them, is stated to have addressed the council of native members, as thus: “In the name of His Britannica Majesty, the King of England and emperor of India, I want to bring about the following changes – with your permission and without it – if necessary”. Viceroys used to be attorneys-in-fact of the crown, but the same could not apply to a Company asset?

I must submit that X border intruders are a menace. They bring death and destruction wherever they go. Peace and prosperity comes whenever they go!

The same applies to the foreign forces.

Forgive me Excellency, for the title. Not because of its diction, but because of the missing photograph of the adorable pet.