The road ahead is the same as behind. Sooner or later, advertently or inadvertently, the seemingly warring stakeholders will reach a settlement, not because better sense will prevail but because all are the manifestations of the same ill.
The economy must be liberal, and the menace of State control must be resisted; the use of religion for political shenanigans must stop; draconian laws and powers must be abolished; the country must be returned to its people. An uncluttered, egalitarian, and rational Truth is needed. Nothing else will be stable, nothing else will work.
To get out of the chaos, Pakistan must review its initial conditions. Ultimately, Pakistan is not a country short on zeal and resources, but a country short on ideas.