The Public Purview
Tazeem Hejazi


Choreographed Warmth in the Shadow of Centuries: Personal Reflections on the Trump-Xi Summit in Beijing
May 19, 2026
The air in Beijing that mid-May morning carried a crisp spring bite, laced with the faint, persistent tang of coal smoke. Red carpets unrolled…

The Pak–Panda Bond Purview: When Nations Borrow More Than Money
May 19, 2026
The evening wind moved lazily through the old tea stalls where Babā Tāl sat beneath a fading electric bulb, the tiny brass bells stitched…

Two States Born from “Non-Existence”
May 13, 2026
Israel, Pakistan, Palestine… and the Mysterious Whispers of “BaBa Tal” Night had already settled over Islamabad like a heavy, thoughtful curtain that refuses to…

Beijing’s Silent Chessboard — Is History Opening the Same Door Again?
May 11, 2026
The Echoes of 1971 Return as Islamabad Navigates the Quiet Corridors of a New Global Alignment The shadows of evening are no longer falling…

The Sun, the Markets, and the Breath of a State
May 10, 2026
Markets are not merely rows of shutters, neon lights, and concrete walls. They are the pulse of a nation. When a father buys milk…

The Silent Sands Speak: Realities Beyond the Swallowed Gate
May 10, 2026
It is not exactly as the tale of “The Neighbour Who Swallowed the Gate” paints — that dramatic story of lightning blockade, collapsing dirhams,…

When Nations Trade Character for Spectacle
May 8, 2026
Dusk was lowering itself over Lahore like a reluctant confession. The city breathed uneasily, as if aware that something deeper than traffic and noise…

Atomic Whispers and the Geography of Fear
May 7, 2026
When unverified diplomacy becomes global imagination—and imagination begins to behave like policy The modern world no longer waits for agreements to be signed before…

When Power Forgets Reverence: A World Standing at the Edge of Sacred Fire
May 5, 2026
From Washington to the Vatican, from the UN podium to the human heart—respect for the sacred is no longer optional. It is survival. I…