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.

Social sectors, along with agriculture are the two priority areas for PTI, as mentioned in their manifesto.

What the PML-N is less clear about is its plan to find the money to finance the effort it wants to launch.

If PPP does well in the May elections, it will be largely because of the success of Benazir Income Support Programme.