Enormous challenges await upcoming Govt
By Khalid Amin

ISLAMABAD—Ascending the throne would not be a marry go round for the ruling coalition as heightened masses aspirations and enormous local and international challenges are eagerly waiting them. Right from the macro and micro economic challenges down to availability of daily use items and sustainable living would be the key challenges in a partially deregulated economy.
Falling short of just four seats in National Assembly to secure two third majority, the coalition partners PPPP, PML-N and ANP would not be in utmost comfort to run the state affairs.
Being it the global war against terrorism or local extremism, law and order would be a gigantic task for the multi-party government in the face of deteriorating situation. Poverty, unemployment, socio-economic uplift, trade deficit, infrastructure development and above all strengthening democratic norms, promoting provincial harmony and bringing the neglected to mainstream would be the top issue to be tackled.
In a country where millions of people are earning less than $2 a day, how long the newly elected government would be successful to address their problem, is yet a question to be answered.
Shrinking resources, like water, energy and edibles as well as recent power crisis calls upon these politicians to tighten their belts for a bumpy ride.
Two major parties, successfully sailing through the elections, owe the key responsibility though the opposition parties could also not be oblivious of their obligations to the nations.
Imprudent use and mounting pressure on natural resources, increasing population, climatic changes, impending water and energy shortage, rising pollution, mal-nutrition, infants death rate, insufficient health and education facilities and poor living standard is still haunting the people.
The country is rich in resources and opportunities to prosper but what we lacked is proper use of these resources for the welfare of our people.
With majority living in rural areas and directly or indirectly associated to agriculture sector, this sector would need special heed in coming years.
The new government would need to assess afresh how it could create a balance between supply and demand to avert any future atta, sugar and cement crises.
It would not only be the daily use items but also an overall assessment which the new government would be in a dire need to do and calculating what we have and what we shall be needing during next decade or so.
The problems people facing today are far less than the challenges which may emerge in wake of water and energy shortage due to retreating glaciers, global warming and rising population.