Karachi is not collapsing because it is chaotic. It is collapsing because it is governed without authority and administered without accountability. Every tragedy—whether a building collapse like Gul Plaza, a spike in crime, or a paralysis of basic services—reignites the same lazy prescription: hand Karachi over to the federation. That demand mistakes optics for solutions.
This article consolidates years of public commentary, on-ground observation, demographic data, media framing, and policy failures into a single argument: Karachi does not need a takeover; it needs real local government—here, and everywhere in Pakistan.
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