Does Imran Khan know that the PM job is a poisoned chalice?

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Irfan Husain
Irfan Husain

Assuming Imran Khan does make it to the PM House, duly escorted by ‘aliens’, what then? For starters, he will have to address a tottering economy and a rupee in freefall.

Then, of course, there is the small matter of a hyperactive judiciary perceived as encroaching on the executive’s turf.

Imran Khan may also find that the fawning media that helped him to get where he is might well turn on him, especially if certain quarters feel he’s not cooperating.

International diplomacy could also remind the new prime minister that it is not OK to call opponents ‘donkeys’, as Khan did recently.

Oh, and I forgot to mention problems like illiteracy, a cripplingly high birth rate, jihadist militancy, water and power shortages, and a collapsing state education system.

Read the full op-ed here.

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