But now the real issue is not to find a solution to the crises, but not to leave them unattended and unresolved. Imran Khan has been successfully coming out of crises in the past. Pakistan will be crushed between these demands and expectations. On the other hand, the Taliban will expect help from us. Pakistan will face the ‘do-more’ demands again if there is a civil war in Afghanistan. Pakistan is in the international focus due to its geographic location. But unnecessarily tearing that page at a time when internal and external crises are at their peak, will only bring political instability.
The government and the establishment have remained on the same page for three years. The matters are getting out of control due to inflation on one hand and mismanagement on the other. The flour and sugar crises were the results of ill-planning and gross mismanagement. The dollar rate spiked due to this delay. But many domestic challenges cropped up due to wrong decision-making e.g, the delay by the first incompetent economic team in going to the IMF. These challenges demand good planning and strategy. Some challenges for the government are beyond its control such as the petrol and ghee prices which are increasing in the international market. The dollar is going up and the rupee is going down due to the delay in finalizing the agreement with the IMF. Such pacts are political in nature and it is difficult to conclude them without the support of the US and Europe. One of these ills is the pressure on Pakistan regarding the agreement with the IMF. The US looks unhappy at Pakistan’s support for the Taliban in Afghanistan. On the other hand, our relations with the Western world are also embroiled in mistrust. The CPEC agreements with our long-standing friend and great neighbour China have slowed down and quite obviously, China is not happy with the unkept promises. At the same time, Pakistan’s performance on the diplomatic front is also not something to be proud of. But people fail to understand why the prices of flour, sugar and vegetables, produced locally, are skyrocketing. The increase in the prices of petroleum products and banaspati ghee and cooking oil is linked to inflation in the international market. The hike in the prices of essential commodities has become unbearable. Life has become really hard for the ordinary people, especially the salaried class. Elaborate charge sheets were brought against sugar, flour, cement, and cigarette mafias but with no results. The hanging sword of curbs on the media, including the social media, is further worsening the government’s already strained relations with the media, the fourth pillar of the State. Relations with the establishment are turning cold at a time when the dust of the NAB Ordinance has yet not settled. The tension between the opposition and the government already exists, and the Electronic Voting Act is acting as a catalyst.
Today he is faced with some new challenges and crises. Prime Minister Imran Khan has been a man of crisis, be it cricket or politics.
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