With President Pervez Musharraf settling in for a controversial second term after shedding the uniform, a leading TV channel is launching a reality show to hunt for Pakistan's "perfect Prime Minister"."This man or woman could be completely unknown. Or it could be an astute and honest politician who long deserves recognition for integrity, competence or even an ability to perform deft Machiavellian maneuver," states the advertisement by Dawn News channel for its new show.The channel's much-publicised show "Enter The PM" which will look for a make-believe Prime Minister who can "shepherd a nation of activists, not police a fold of huddled sheep" is being pooh-poohed "as a comedy in the on-going circus". Some detractors are even suggesting that the perfect candidate will have to be imported."In this age of outsourcing, it won't be a bad idea for Pakistan to hire a Prime Minister," said one Kashmir Singh Bains in a discussion on the Net on the advertisement.Another response went: "Pakistan is full of qualified people ready for and capable of taking up the job. Trouble is that they do not come from the political houses of Pakistan - Choudhari Brothers, Sharif Brothers, Bhutto Dynasty, Mullah Brigade, Nawabs, Sardars and Mirs - this is where our next Prime Minister is going to come from.""Enjoy this ad as a comedy in the on-going circus and do not get too serious about it. After all, this is a country of 160 million very competent leaders," suggested Anwar, who saw the ad on a blog.
