Pakistan's Fragile New Government Faces Myriad Threats and Uncertain Future
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The new political set-up has deep cracks with conflicting interests of factions that make it unstable and unlikely to deliver or last long.
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The government lacks competence and vision to push economic reforms for stability and growth; it may rely again on IMF austerity that harms people.
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Bilawal Bhutto Zardari wants to soon become PM with establishment's backing but PMLN infighting and dubious mandate makes it the weakest link.
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Religious lobbies and militants want to destabilize the government while global events like India, Afghanistan, and Middle East wars can also harm it.
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Avoiding reforms will heighten conflicts between factions fighting to protect their empires; the set-up may implode without key economic appointments for productivity and equity.