In the likely case that former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif wins Pakistan's general elections, he will prioritize managing the country's economic crisis by adhering to unpopular austerity measures, seeking foreign aid, and balancing relations with China, the United States and India. On Feb. 8, Pakistani voters will head to the polls for parliamentary elections that will determine the country's next prime minister. The two main parties vying for a majority in the country's National Assembly include the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), led by former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, and the Pakistan People's Party (PPP), led by former Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari. Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) -- led by former Prime Minister Imran Khan, who is currently serving a sentence and is thus barred from contesting in elections -- will present its candidates as independents. These elections come after Khan's removal from office in April 2022, when the PPP and the...
