Position Paper

Committee: Pakistan National Assembly

Topic A: The future of the 2023 general elections amidst the economic and political
turmoil
Personality: Muhammad Tahir Bizinjo
Institution: Lahore Grammar School, 55 Main
Delegate Name: Fatima Sipra
Delegate Name: Fatima Sipra
Pakistan is in an economic turbulence with diminishing foreign reserves, Pakistani
rupee has faced a historic depreciation against U.S. dollar, and inflation. Muhmmad
Imran Niazi Khan assumed office in 2018 but his government was tottered by poor
management and ineffective/inefficient governance. As Pakistan’s economic crisis grew,
and tensions between Prime Minister Khan and the military establishment deepened, a
coalition of opposition parties used the opportunity to push a no-confidence motion
against him. The no confidence motion succeeded as it was pushed by the military
behind closed doors and thus in 10th April Muhmmad Imran Niazi Khan was removed
from office.
MR. Imran Khan’s inefficient and poorly management government combined with
impact of the Covid-19 pandemic left Pakistan’s economy badly battered. Within 3 and a
half years 4 finance ministers were changed and his trade and investment policies were
not constant either. He took a 6-billion-dollar loan from the IMF and during the four
years of his tenure Pakistan has borrowed 10 billion dollars from China, Cascadia
Arabia. Pakistani rupee is depreciating and suffering against US dollar and is the one of
the world’s worst performing currencies. High utility costs, combined with increased food
and petrol prices has shown slowed down industrial growth which has also hurt
employment and added to the likelihood of street protests leading to rage among the
public which have already been incited by Imran Khan and his supporters.
The problems of inflation need to be addressed and that can only be possible if there is
a stable government. In the upcoming elections the acute task that needs to be
delivered is making sure the elections are held peacefully country wide. We identify
electoral mechanism as a priority.
We wish to solve the problems of the poor by giving them opportunities to set up
businesses, providing them with relief funds, unleashing innovative infrastructure
capable of sustainable economic growth as this will hence boost the economy and our
currency will itself depreciate if ever single Pakistani is strong and independent our
economy will flourish like no else, this is what ANP and its coalition partners believe in.
May Allah Almighty help us in the upcoming elections and give us a chance to
strengthen the roots of Pakistan which Muhmmad Imran Khan has weakened.