Not completely but to an extent YES! It was a failure, as it fell short of delivering the desired outcome. It's not just the positive attitude that gets you through tests, you have to pour in best efforts to ace the challenges. Judging from the manner, IK has had a very casual approach to whatever he has been doing so far and that sort of hints at his lack of strategy towards the major goals.
Being a PM isn't just about chanting anti-corruption slogans, you have to step up the game to take on problems head on while also planning to shape the future along concrete and practical measure's. Current governments intrusive statements about China's treatment of Muslims can be attributed to the Chinese icy feedback to IK's request for help and a few more reasons. But then, it's only in tough times that one gets to see who the real friends are. Pakistan has got to stop relying on others states, and place priority in developing own strengths towards self sustainability. From micro to macro, never count on others for anything, that's the golden rule of life.