Colombo, April 21 -- Imran Khan, the Prime Minister of Pakistan, created quite a stir this week by firing his Finance Minister in a hastily arranged reshuffle. In the same reshuffle, the information minister, who used to rubbish such a development hours before it actually took place, saw his elevation to head the ministry of science and technology - much to his pleasant surprise, of course.

A day later, Mr Khan, addressing the Pashtun tribesmen in a rally, said that he would remove 'ministers of no use'.

It's clear that Mr Khan is deeply frustrated with the progress that his government is making and the direction it is taking the country as a whole. Firing whom he brands as ministers of no use, however, is easier said than done in a par...