Pakistan’s top economic minds have placed their bets on former prime minister Imran Khan to steer the country out of the economic crisis after undertaking reforms, according to a Bloomberg survey.
The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder, who is disqualified to hold public office due to his convictions, is the most favoured leader for Pakistani finance professionals to oversee the economy’s recovery, as per the survey.
The ex-premier was ranked highest among 12 traders, economists and analysts from some of the nation’s biggest brokerages who cited his enduring popularity as a key reason to take measures required to stabilise the economy in the long term. PML-N supremo and three-time former premier Nawaz Sharif came second, with respondents mentioning his experience in government.
Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, a scion of the influential Bhutto family and former foreign minister, was a distant third, with some of those Bloomberg surveyed citing a distrust of dynastic politics.
