Does the new government which took over in early June know what to do to revive the economy?

Implicit in the revealed budget strategy is a two-track approach; save economy first and then work on reviving it.

The country will have to be run as a federation of four provinces instead of being managed entirely from Islamabad.

PM must understand what the world has become since the last time he was in power and also the change that will occur.

Increased trade with India will change the structure of Pakistani economy by basing it more on the country’s endowment

Pakistan must carefully study the evolving situation across its northern border as the US withdraws its troops.

The government should develop a stabilisation programme of its own and return to the IMF by the end of the year.

The centre of gravity of the political system has moved from the old and tried to the young and aspiring.

Pakistan need to quickly develop an approach towards international commerce that will bring in more foreign exchange.

There are no ‘grand strategies’ in any of the manifestoes that can address the difficult issues that must be tackled.