Pakistan, Feb. 14 -- The election frenzy is not yet over, and February is turning out to be a defining month for Pakistan's politics and economy. From pre-pole rigging to post-election meddling, Pakistan's General Elections were marked by overwhelming public response, international media criticism of historic rigging and national outcries of stolen mandates. Amidst this political chaos, we must understand the economic implications of General Elections for Pakistan.

With so much effort put into election engineering, it is time for the leadership's economic engineering skills to be tested. One thing that the election results have further cemented is that Pakistan stands divided on so many critical issues whether social, moral or economic. ...