If you want to understand the phenomenon of the Ashrafiya in Pakistan —
whether it is the state or the government, politics or the economy,
the judiciary or the bureaucracy, any institution attached to the state and government,
or any privileged position and status — just focus on one question.
Who was where in the recent past, and where has he reached today?
And how did he reach where he is today?
In other words, keep an eye on the process.