The Public Purview
Hizar Hayat Khan


The Rot in North Nazimabad—How Long Will Karachi Breathe Trash?
June 5, 2026
A disturbing video recently surfaced on social media, capturing a sight that hits particularly hard for anyone who has witnessed this city’s transformation: massive,…

Karachi’s Water Crisis: A Big City Dying of Thirst
June 4, 2026
Karachi is Pakistan’s biggest and richest city, but it is facing a massive crisis: its people are being starved of clean drinking water. More…

The Fiscal Chokepoint: Debt Servicing, IMF Hegemony, and the Strategic Mandate for a Structural Rupture
June 2, 2026
The fiscal year 2026-27 national budget presents a distressing yet familiar landscape for Pakistan, revealing a sovereign financial strategy that functions primarily as a…

Islamabad’s Calculus: Bridging the Washington-Tehran Divide
May 31, 2026
The meeting in Washington between US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar marks a critical,…

Strategic Equilibrium and the Imperative of Comprehensive National Development
May 29, 2026
The annual commemoration of Youm-e-Takbeer serves as a pivotal juncture to reflect upon a defining milestone in Pakistan’s geopolitical trajectory. The successful scientific demonstrations…

The Islamabad Nexus: How Field Marshal Asim Munir Masterminded the Great De-escalation
May 25, 2026
When history looks back at the resolution of the conflict that erupted on February 28, the “Islamabad Channel” will be remembered as the diplomatic…

The Knife of Inflation and the Neck of the Middle Class
May 25, 2026
The crescent of Dhul-Hijjah traditionally brings a sense of spiritual anticipation to every corner of Pakistan. From the bustling streets of Nowshera to the…

A Verdict for Sana Yousaf—and a Mirror to Society
May 20, 2026
The capital’s courtroom was cramped on Tuesday afternoon, but the echoes of the verdict delivered inside it will reverberate across Pakistan for a long…

Between Giants: Pakistan’s High-Stakes Choice
May 19, 2026
The escalating tensions, retaliatory strikes, and sharp rhetoric between Iran and the United States have fundamentally reshaped the geopolitical landscape of the Middle East…