Challenges to PTI Government during First Three Years of its Tenure (2018-21): The Way Forward

Abstract

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf rose to power for the very first time in 2018 and got grappled with different socio-political, economic and external challenges that stared right in its face and could not let it stay afloat in the turbulent political waters. This research specifically aims at highlighting all the grave social, political, economic and external challenges confronted by PTI government along with some viable suggestions and recommendations that could have been helpful in overcoming and encountering all these challenges efficaciously. Survival challenge posed by PDM, the ‘burden of hopes’ like creation of Naya Pakistan and Riasat-e-Madinah and staggering economy can be reckoned amongst the foremost and major challenges faced by PTI government. The main motive and reason behind conducting research on this topic is to highlight the challenges confronting a government that assumes power for the very first time after defeating the two ever dominant parties, PPP and PML-N. It is a qualitative research where renowned politicians, journalists and educationalists have been interviewed while different reports and research papers have been consulted for secondary data. The research concludes that PTI government could have encountered the ‘survival challenge’ posed by PDM efficaciously and averted its downfall and ouster if it had given priority to the actual concerns and issues of the masses like inflation and unemployment instead of just remaining on political witch-hunting spree and setting it as its main priority and agenda.