The Rawalpindi Islamabad Tax Bar Association (RITBA) on Sunday welcomed the election of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan as the 22nd prime minister of Pakistan. Setting high hopes on Prime Minister Imran Khan, it said that his long struggle has resulted in a change but his real test has started new. The masses and the business community is sure that he will fulfill your promises and take Pakistan to where it should be, RITBA President Syed Tauqir Bukhari said. He said that the new government should pay special attention to the looming economic crisis as masses have voted them for a change. Syed Tauqir Bukhari said that the new government inherits mounting problems at home and abroad, including a fracture with the United States, neighbouring Afghanistan and nuclear-armed rival India. Imran Khan has offered an olive branch to India and called for mutually beneficial ties with the US which must be reciprocated in the future, he demanded. The mood in the country is one of unbridled optimism especially among PTI’s young supporters who believe the party can build a corruption-free and prosperous country. Khan’s biggest challenge will be managing expectations among his followers and voters, he said, adding that the government must urgently decide whether to request more loans from China or ask the International Monetary Fund for a package. Published in Daily Times, August 20th 2018.