The body of its elected members may shrink to a point that it starts looking emaciated.The apparent consensus that had ousted Nawaz Sharif from power had not been achieved to let his party back in so soon. The hint of the first is already there in the form of FIA summons to Asif Ali Zardari and Faryal Talpur to answer allegations of money laundering and illegal transfers of funds abroad.A lot is being written about the challenges facing Imran but this may be an appropriate moment to look at the challenges that will be staring the PML(N) and PPP in the face, given that the PTI will try and run a tight, clean ship.In the end, the PTI appears to be scraping home, particularly because it has resourceful political personalities such as Jahangir Tareen and Aleem Khan within the party who are roping (and jetting) into Banigala members elected to the National Assembly in their capacity as independents. One can be sure this won’t be the only instance of its kind. Going forward, delivery will deliver results. The apparent consensus that had ousted Nawaz Sharif from power had nut factory not been achieved to let his party back in so soon.It will need to be very concerned about any fresh corruption allegations and will also need to ensure that it does not test the blind trust of the poorest sections of the province which have yet again voted for it in great numbers.Perhaps, a level playing field which could have existed only in one’s naive imagination, given the circumstances of PML(N) leader Nawaz Sharif’s ouster, may have pulled down the ultimate margin of victory to a point where his quest for power would have had to be reliant on the support of one major bloc such as the PPP or MMA.It will be the culmination of a 22-year-old political struggle which was often forlorn. In this case, the PPP.This effectively means that the PTI is all set to lead governments in Islamabad, Lahore and Peshawar and play an important part in the Quetta setup. I suspect in that sense more than any other, including political slogans, it will be a "naya" (new) Pakistan. Yet, there can be no doubt that Imran Khan is set to become the Prime Minister of Pakistan.
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