Regardless of who rules Islamabad, the governance crisis will only deepen if constitutionalism continues to be undermined by transgressions of the executive arm of the state. Five areas of reform await consensus among the political elites: i) restructuring public owned enterprises, ii) restoring parliamentary oversight over the executive, iii) legal and judicial reform, iv) strengthening federalism, and v) transferring powers and resources to local governments. Lack of adequate and meaningful action in these areas is making the country ungovernable and damaging the citizen-state relationship.