What awaits the new PM

UNLESS things have gone horribly wrong, Pakistan should be getting a new prime minister very soon after the National Assembly session today. The new prime minister should know what awaits him as he enters office. Here is a brief rundown. The economy has stabilised since Shehbaz Sharif was last prime minister. In his closing days, he managed to get the country onto a short-term Stand-by Arrangement (SBA) with the IMF, along with its associated inflows from Saudi Arabia and the UAE, which ensured the programme remains fully financed. Pakistan pulled back from the brink of a catastrophic default at that moment, and since then, the finance team under the caretaker set-up has managed to stay the course envisioned in the programme.