Faraz Talat is a medical doctor from Rawalpindi and an ardent traveller who writes frequently about science, social politics and international relations.
ColumnsBrutalisation effect In January 2017 on a marginally eventful Friday, Richard Spencer was punched in the face by a masked activist during a live interview. Spencer – a notorious white nationalist who<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/11/15/the-theory-of-good-violence/" title="Read more" >...</a>
ColumnsOld is not gold, and that’s a good thing If you’ve been on the internet in the past few weeks, you may have been made aware of the flaming disaster that was<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/11/08/ko-ko-korina-was-never-great/" title="Read more" >...</a>
ColumnsYour biological clock is not obligated to meet societal expectationsConsider, for a moment, that you did not live in a world where you had to wake up to alarm clocks because of work or signifi
ColumnsWill anybody hold them to account? There are many lessons to be learned from last thirty-year history of global imperial politics. One, is that the United States reserves the right to determine<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/10/25/how-to-get-away-with-murder/" title="Read more" >...</a>
ColumnsThe onus is on the system, and the way it influences the individual There are larger forces that we must address. Consider any environmental protection campaign you’ve seen in the last couple<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/09/27/people-are-not-the-problem/" title="Read more" >...</a>
ColumnsAbout the state’s responsibility… I’m about to say something that may be perceived as unpatriotic: I do not believe that Pakistanis, living here or abroad, have any obligation to contribute to the<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/09/13/a-case-against-the-charity-economy/" title="Read more" >...</a>
Choose a posture, and stay true to it Shireen Mazari, our new Minister of Human Rights, recently snapped at Human Rights Watch (HRW) for being too critical of ongoing human rights violations<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/09/07/who-speaks-for-persecuted-muslims/" title="Read more" >...</a>
ColumnsEncouraging a hyper-individualistic, neoliberal worldviewI’ve never liked Superman, and I won’t get into arduous platitudes about this beloved comic character and our childhood memories of
ColumnsDoes it even matter? Fine, you win. I’ll assume for now that rigging did not happen in the general election, contrary to popular understanding. Let us assume for the time being that<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/08/02/what-happened-to-my-vote/" title="Read more" >...</a>
ColumnsTo disrespect democracy is to disrespect people There are two things Imran Khan claims to know well: cricket and democracy. Regrettably, the latter has never been demonstrated in action. The PTI leader<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/07/27/pti-versus-democracy-2/" title="Read more" >...</a>
ColumnsNot just philosophies, but political actions alsoSo you’re a liberal. I suppose that means you care about women’s rights and believe in equal opportunities for them. It could mean that you
ColumnsConsider the nature of anger for a momentBoys don’t cry. That is the deleterious advice offered to millions of young men growing up. As the toxic consequences of bottling up one’s natural
