ISLAMABAD -- Imran Khan will be sworn in as Pakistan's new prime minister on Saturday, but the former cricket hero will have to bat off a slew of challenges if he is to become the first premier to complete a full term in the country's 71-year history.
Last month's parliamentary elections were shrouded by opposition claims of manipulation linked to the army. As well as having to shake off these allegations, Khan needs to stave off a balance of payments crisis, improve one of the world's worst tax-collection systems, and find a balance between competing demands from China, India, the U.S. and Afghanistan.
