The short answer is “Yes.” Pakistan is perhaps going through the most difficult and uncertain period of its little over seven decades-long history. Political instability caused by an externally instigated and internally executed regime change in April 2022, and a period of extremely poor performing government in the past sixteen months, brought Pakistan to a near-default state, only to be rescued by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), that too under extremely harsh conditions. However, this article is not aimed at reviewing the past years, but to view through the prism of possible change after the upcoming general elections. As per the Constitutions of Pakistan, the national and four provincial assembly elections are held every five years. If any of the assembly is dissolved before time, then the elections will have to be held within ninety days, however, if the assembly is dissolved at the completion of its period, then elections would have to take place after sixty days. There have been some violations recently when elections were not held for Punjab and KP Assemblies when these were dissolved legally by the sitting governments. Only history will judge as to how this Constitutional violation went unpunished, so easily. Pakistan has now entered a new 90-day phase of an interim setup, which has the sole responsibility of organizing free and fair elections within this mandatory period. Unfortunately, the elections in Pakistan are considered a fake exercise. The winners and losers equally blame the organizers for electoral engineering and do not accept the results. Therefore, no matter who forms the government is not allowed to function properly and peacefully by the rest of the parties in opposition. However, this interim government, in particular, is entrusted with a very sacred responsibility of organizing free and fair elections that are acceptable to all stakeholders. The winners and losers equally blame the organizers for electoral engineering and do not accept the results. I fully understand that this is a difficult task because political polarization is at its peak at the moment. Moreover, the people are faced with excessive inflation, and devaluation of the currency that has made the life of a common person, miserable. Whereas the people of Pakistan are very resilient and do not protest inflation etc., the worsening lifestyle of the middle class might cause restlessness among the people if the situation does not improve in the near future. This political instability of the past sixteen months, which led to an economic downturn can only be reversed by popularly elected federal and provincial governments, for which free and fair elections within ninety days are a mandatory Constitutional requirement. Pakistan in general and Pakistanis in particular can ill afford the continued political chaos in the country. Therefore, it is incumbent upon the interim government to focus on the organization of 1970-styled free and fair elections, which are allowed to be monitored by national and international media, so that the contestants accept the results willingly, as happens in civilized societies. Any mismanagement or the engineering in the timings, processes, or results, may lead the country to extreme chaos, which may further deepen the economic crises. Pakistan has seen such a situation following the 1977 elections. However, electronic media at that time was nearly non-existent, and print media was under strict censorship. Whereas, in 2023, even if the electronic media and print media are controlled, the social media footage by public journalism will instantly expose the malpractices, if any. The tainted elections, if that happens, will have no credibility, and the incoming government will not be able to tough decisions that are perhaps needed to put the country back on track. Whereas, a popularly elected government will give confidence to the investors to invest in the newly established Exports Processing Zones under the arrangements of CPEC. Moreover, the inflow of remittances will improve when the Non-Resident Pakistanis feel their money will be well spent and blown away. International lending agencies will improve Pakistan’s ratings which is extremely necessary to attract Foreign Direct Investment (FDIs). The business climate will improve considerably with an improved law and order situation. The newly elected government will be able to resolve the cross-border issues with Afghanistan, and perhaps reset its relations with India, and the US. Therefore, it is the responsibility of all state institutions to understand the significance of free and fair elections in a democratic society and play their part in making sure that the people’s choice is respected by all segments of the Executive, and Institutions. I am very hopeful that political polarization will dampen after the free and fair elections in Pakistan, and the incoming elected government will deliver, In Sha Allah. The writer of this article has authored three international books: “Nuclear Deterrence and Conflict Management Between India and Pakistan” “South Asia Needs Hybrid Peace” and “Understanding Sun Tzu and the Art of Hyrid War.”