🇵🇰 Pakistan Episodes

Be part of our community by joining our Facebook group:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtbehindthings In conversation with Dr. Ahsan Aurangzeb, Medical Director Ayub Teaching Hospital, this episode explores covid vaccines and the healthcare system of Pakistan. How has he gotten into medicines? What does he think of the medical system of Pakistan? What sehat Insaaf card is? Is it successful? Where does our public health system stand? How regulation in medicines work? Why students prefer going abroad to pursue medicines? What does he think of that? Is there any potential solution to it? What does he think of the young doctor’s protests? What he is responsible for as a medical director? What does he think of e-technology in medicine? Has our health system revolutionized over the years? Why our doctors lack medical ethics? How his experience of treating covid has been like in the past 15 months? Why people are so against covid vaccines? How long will its immunity last? Are covid vaccines effective? Tune in to know more about DRAP’s ruling, medical advancements, medicine manufacturing, what we need to change in our lifestyle, and what he thinks of Pakistan of 2050! Follow us on Instagram: • https://www.instagram.com/thoughtbehindthings • https://www.instagram.com/muzamilhasan Dr. Ahsan Aurangzeb’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ahsan-aurangzeb-b5549a181

Arif Hasan comes back on the podcast to discuss why Pakistan has struggled in the past 74 years, the systematic destruction of our institutions, Zia's legacy, the land mafia, Bahria Town, forced evictions, Katchi Abadis and Thar.    On this deep dive podcast, Arif Hasan discusses talks about the corruption in International projects, why development needs to be human-centric, how people are evicted from their homes by land mafia, why he feels Defence might flood again this year and the Gujjarnala evictions.    Arif Hasan is a Pakistani architect and planner, activist, teacher, social researcher and writer. He studied architecture at the Oxford Polytechnic, worked in Europe in architect’s offices, and on his return to Karachi in 1968, established an independent practice which slowly evolved into dealing with national and international urban planning and development issues. He has taught at Pakistani and European universities and lectured widely both in the North and the South.    Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepakistanexperience         And Please stay in touch: https://twitter.com/ThePakistanExp1 https://www.facebook.com/thepakistanexperience https://instagram.com/thepakistanexpeperience     The podcast is hosted by comedian and writer, Shehzad Ghias Shaikh. Shehzad is a Fulbright scholar with a Masters in Theatre from Brooklyn College. He is also one of the foremost Stand-up comedians in Pakistan and frequently writes for numerous publications. He can be found on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Tinder.      https://www.facebook.com/Shehzadgs/ https://twitter.com/shehzad89 https://instagram.com/shehzadghiasshaikh     Chapters: 0:00 Mulk Kyon nahee chal raha 6:00 Corruption in International Projects 15:00 Why do no institutions work in Pakistan? 18:44 Bhutto ko kyon phansee dee 22:21 Zia ul Haq's legacy 34:40 Economics and Religious Exploitation  38:00 Land Grabbing, Bahria Town and Gujjar Nala 53:47 Gujjarnala and flooding in Defence  1:02:00 Neoliberalism, planning and projects 1:10:00 Katchi Abadi and Informal Sector 1:17:40 Thar 1:33:30 Rural and Urban Sindh 1:41:47 Separate Electorates and the Urdu debate 1:47:00 A Hopeful Future

International listeners can support TBT here: https://buy.stripe.com/14keVU54r5hQ55S000 Be part of our community by joining our Facebook group:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtbehindthings In conversation with AC Islamabad, Awaid Irshad Bhatti, this episode explores his journey to civil services. Where he went to college? What is the story behind Aitchison college? Why he went to Holland? How many countries he has traveled? How traveling is different from tourism? Why had he transferred to UC Berkley? How was his experience of California? How had he managed professional cricket with his studies? When had he applied to Cambridge? What has he studied there? What was he doing in Ernst & Young? How and why he thought of doing CSS? How his family reacted to it? How everybody reacted the to news of him topping his CSS exams? Where were his early postings? What were his experiences of them? Tune in to know more on his opinions on CSS exams, system, change and Pakistan of 2050! Follow us on Instagram: • https://www.instagram.com/thoughtbehindthings • https://www.instagram.com/muzamilhasan Awaid Bhatti’s socials: · https://www.instagram.com/awaidirshad · https://twitter.com/AwaidBhatti

Syed Muzammil Shah is a news anchor, political analyst and vlogger.  Muzammil comes on The Pakistan Experience to discuss the culture of irrationality, how religious extremism was promoted in Pakistan, the damage PTI is causing to the ideology of the youth and debate what is keeping us ignorant.   On this podcast we discuss the News Media Industry, Hasan Nisar, Nietzsche, Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, Imran Khan, Usman Buzdar, how dangerous TLP can be, our favourite philosopher, what is keeping Pakistan back and ofcourse, whether or not Muzamil is single.   Please consider supporting us on Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/thepakistanexperience     And Please stay in touch: https://twitter.com/ThePakistanExp1  https://www.facebook.com/thepakistanexperience  https://instagram.com/thepakistanexpeperience   The podcast is hosted by comedian and writer, Shehzad Ghias Shaikh. Shehzad is a Fulbright scholar with a Masters in Theatre from Brooklyn College. He is also one of the foremost Stand-up comedians in Pakistan and frequently writes for numerous publications. He can be found on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Tinder.    https://www.facebook.com/Shehzadgs/  https://twitter.com/shehzad89  https://instagram.com/shehzadghiasshaikh    Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 1:30 Is he single? 4:15 Professional vs Personal 8:44 Working at GNN 13:00 The News Media Industry 19:30 How to make sure you don't become Hasan Nisar 24:00 There is no value placed on Pakistani lives 28:00 Critical Thinking and following pseudo-intellectuals  37:00 Cancelling Historical thinkers  42:20 Bill Maher, America and Islamophobia 47:00 Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, Imran Khan and how much power do civilians have 54:00 How dangerous is TLP 1:01:00 Rationality vs Ignorance Debate: Whats keeping Pakistan back   1:25:00 Musharaf, Imran Khan and Shaukat Aziz 1:28:00 Usman Buzdar 1:32:00 PTI's ideological damage 1:45:00 Awaam ko jahil rakha gaya hay 1:50:00 Dealing with hate online 2:01:00 Discussing Philosophy

Be part of our community by joining our Facebook group:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtbehindthings In conversation with Dr. Adnan Rafique, country director for USIP for Pakistan, this episode explores peace building, security, state, and democracy. How has he got into the direction of peace building? Where he got his education from? What was his master’s thesis on? What he did between his masters and PhD? Did he started working for USIP right after coming back to Pakistan? Which national security document he worked on with ministry of interior affairs? How did he find the judicial system of Pakistan? Where Pakistan stands in terms of peace building and security? What factors cause disruption in it? Is social media responsible for it? Is social media fueling polarization? What is the reason behind this divide? Pakistan from 20 years back was progressive, how did we end up here? Do we really know our society? Tune in to know more on our democratic systems, post-colonial times, why our systems aren’t defined and where this all is headed as a society! Books mentioned in the podcast: ‘The Politics of Common Sense’, book by Aasim Sajjad Akhtar ‘Pakistan’s Democratic Transition’, book by Adnan Rafiq, Ishtiaq Ahmad ‘Post-Colonial Society’, thesis by Hamza Alvi Follow us on Instagram: • https://www.instagram.com/thoughtbehindthings • https://www.instagram.com/muzamilhasan Dr. Adnan Rafique’s socials: https://twitter.com/adnanrafiq https://www.linkedin.com/in/adnan-rafiq-354483a2

International listeners can support TBT here: https://buy.stripe.com/14keVU54r5hQ55S000 Be part of our community by joining our Facebook group:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtbehindthings In conversation with Ahmed Sarym, this episode explores Sarym’s journey from being Pakistan’s youngest journalist at 11 to starting his own production house at just 17. How he became a journalist at 11? How has he ended up writing for big publications at just the age of 12? Which school did he go to? What the biggest inspiration for him growing up? How was he constructed that helped him become what he is today? What made him switch from journalism to filmmaking? What’s Qissa Nagri? How is hope taken away from us growing? What was Muzamil’s motivation behind Lolzstudios? How Hasan Raheem became commercial? Tune in to know more on Sarym's upcoming web series, why he shot and reshoot it again, how it helped him grow as an artist and would you like to see him again! Follow us on Instagram: • https://www.instagram.com/thoughtbehindthings • https://www.instagram.com/muzamilhasan Ahmed’s Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/iamsarym/

International listeners can support TBT here: https://buy.stripe.com/14keVU54r5hQ55S000 Be part of our community by joining our Facebook group:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtbehindthings In conversation with Zeenat Ahmad, this episode explores how she enrolled herself in CA despite her financial issues. Why has she wanted to do CA? Was it her dream? What is her family financial situation? Why even being among the toppers in matric and intermediate she didn’t go for medicals? How has she applied to UET? Did she go there? What Ehsaas scholarships are? How did she secure ICAP scholarship? Why she never gave up in spite her circumstances? After academics, what’s her interest are? When she started using internet? Where she sees herself in next 5 years? Tune in to know more on how she is different from others, what issues she talks about on Instagram and how she sees Pakistan! Follow us on Instagram: • https://www.instagram.com/thoughtbehindthings • https://www.instagram.com/muzamilhasan Zeenat Ahmad’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zeenatahmad_/

International listeners can support TBT here: https://buy.stripe.com/14keVU54r5hQ55S000 Be part of our community by joining our Facebook group:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtbehindthings In conversation with Hamza Bhatti, this episode explores career counseling and the lack of it. Where he lived growing up? Why didn’t he go for masters after graduation? What was his thought behind ‘BhaiLog’ agency? Why couldn’t he attend the conference in Belgium? What a communication expert does? Growing up, did he have an ample amount of career counseling? How can we improve career freedom? How to approach ’best career’ or ‘scope’ mentality? What’s the importance of having mentors? How important personal branding is? What are employers looking for in an employee? Tune in to know more about content industry, his opinions on Pakistan of today and Pakistan in coming years, why we think things cannot change for better and how diverse the world is! Follow us on Instagram: • https://www.instagram.com/thoughtbehindthings • https://www.instagram.com/muzamilhasan Hamza Bhatti’s socials: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hamzathebhatti Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HamzaTheBhatti/ YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/hamzathebhatti

Be part of our community by joining our Facebook group:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtbehindthings In conversation with Naba Khalid, this episode explores her journey from architecture to photography. When has she started her business? Were her parents supportive? What’s her entry test for architectural engineering looked like? When has she started wedding photography? Has COVID affected her business? Who according tot her are the good photographers in Islamabad? What’s her thesis about? How it can be helpful in future? How important financial independence is? How living in hostel empowered her? What’s her opinion on sustainable housing? What’s her dream house looks like? Tune in to know more on urban fabric of Islamabad, where she sees Pakistan in coming years and what’s the future for Naba Khalid! Follow us on Instagram: • https://www.instagram.com/thoughtbehindthings • https://www.instagram.com/muzamilhasan Naba Khalid’s Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/nabakhalid_/

Be part of our community by joining our Facebook group:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtbehindthings In conversation with Ali Hamza Baloch, this episode explores fitness and dieting. What he did after A-levels? How his interest in gym developed? How he started coaching? How his father reacted to his passion? How he self-trained himself? How long he has been doing this? What are some myths behind diet plan? What is the difference between dietician and nutritionist? Aren’t they the same? Is diet important with gym? How he came up with the idea of ‘GetFitAthletic’ app? How will it work? How will it make life easier? Tune in to know more on fitness, dieting and when his app will be launched! Follow us on Instagram: • https://www.instagram.com/thoughtbehindthings • https://www.instagram.com/muzamilhasan Get Fit Athletics’ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/getfitathletic/?hl=en Ali Hamza’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alihamzabaloch

Be part of our community by joining our Facebook group:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtbehindthings In conversation with Salman Javed, this episode explores civil war. What’s happening recently in current affairs? What’s the history of Afghanistan’s war on terror? Did Afghanistan go lawless after 1979? Was there a proper system after it? What cost of war Pakistan had to pay on terror? When civil war started in Afghanistan? Is it going on war again? What’s US policy for this region? What role Taliban played in all these years? Are there any other groups that control Afghanistan of today? What Afghan people think of Pakistan and its role throughout? Tune in to know more on how important Pak-Afghan partnership is and what can Pakistan do that could change the history of the region! Follow us on Instagram: • https://www.instagram.com/thoughtbehindthings • https://www.instagram.com/muzamilhasan Salman Javed’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/M_EssJay

Danish Husain is an actor, poet, Dastango, and a theatre director. He lives in Mumbai, India & runs a theatre company called The Hoshruba Repertory. He was instrumental in reviving the lost art form of Urdu storytelling, Dastangoi. Later he initiated a multi-lingual storytelling project called Qissebaazi. Lately his screen works like Bombay Begums & Taj Mahal 1989 on Netflix & Mee Raqsam on Zee5 OTT platforms have attracted attention.   Danish Hussain joins us on  The Pakistan Experience to discuss Theatre, his acting process, pursuing passions, the art of storytelling, philosophy of art and being an ally in the #MeToo movement.   Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepakistanexperience     And Please stay in touch: https://twitter.com/ThePakistanExp1 https://www.facebook.com/thepakistanexperience https://instagram.com/thepakistanexpeperience   The podcast is hosted by comedian and writer, Shehzad Ghias Shaikh. Shehzad is a Fulbright scholar with a Masters in Theatre from Brooklyn College. He is also one of the foremost Stand-up comedians in Pakistan and frequently writes for numerous publications. He can be found on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Tinder.   https://www.facebook.com/Shehzadgs/ https://twitter.com/shehzad89 https://instagram.com/shehzadghiasshaikh   Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 4:20 Why do I tell stories? 8:00 My philosophy of theatre 26:30 Comedy and Satire against the Powerful  39:26 The art of storytelling 44:20 Performing during the Pandemic 48:30 The Acting Process  1:01:00 Commercial Work vs Pursuing Passions  1:05:00 Embodying Characters 1:15:00 Pursuing your passion 1:20:00 MeToo and the Film Industry

International listeners can support TBT here: https://buy.stripe.com/14keVU54r5hQ55S000 Be part of our community by joining our Facebook group:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtbehindthings In conversation with Ehmad Zubair, this episode first explores web development and its utility. What industry Ehmad was working in before? What is web back-end? How it works? Beyond WordPress, what’s the technical utility for web development? How vital it is? Is he still working in a company? What services he is currently providing? What is data engineering? Was he always interested in it? Does he see the change coming in with it? Why in Pakistan we still struggle with simplified IT tasks? Why we still have not been able to crack user experience? Talking about freelancing in the second half, why Ehmad think you shouldn’t start with freelancing especially in web? What a fresh graduate should do right after graduation? What he thinks about degree vs. skill? How university is important? Tune in to know more on why he started his YouTube channel, what type of content he is creating and what’s the future of it! Follow us on Instagram: • https://www.instagram.com/thoughtbehindthings • https://www.instagram.com/muzamilhasan Ehmad Zubair’s socials: · Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ehmadzubair/ · YouTube: https://youtube.com/c/EhmadZubair

International listeners can support TBT here: https://buy.stripe.com/14keVU54r5hQ55S000 Be part of our community by joining our Facebook group:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtbehindthings In conversation with Dr. Hina Sikandar, this episode explores civil services of Pakistan. What she graduated in? How CSS happened for her after that? Was her family supportive? Dis she took a break for CSS exam? How everyone reacted to her results? Why people fail in CSS? Why Pakistanis fail in English particularly? What are the Qs like in CSS interviews? How many total groups are in CSS? What are they? How many optional and compulsory courses are? Do score defines merit or does elected subject? Was she always interested in current affairs? How important current affairs is for CSS exam? How her experience with postal group has been like? Has she joined the services? Tune in to know more on IMO, her thought behind empowerment & financial inclusion content and why our gender conversations are very performative! Follow us on Instagram: • https://www.instagram.com/thoughtbehindthings • https://www.instagram.com/muzamilhasan Hina Sikandar’s Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/drhinasikander/

None of us realizing the toll this pandemic has taken on our mental health. We are all feeling burnout, done with this and looking to put the pandemic behind us.   Sharmeen Khan, Clinical Psychologist and a Therapist, comes on The Pakistan Experience to discuss how to protect your mental health through this. How to recognize a burn out? What to do when you feel one?   We get into a deep dive discussion about trolling, suicide ideation, mental health,  personal relationships, toxic behaviour and shared trauma. Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepakistanexperience   And Please stay in touch: https://twitter.com/ThePakistanExp1 https://www.facebook.com/thepakistanexperience https://instagram.com/thepakistanexpeperience  The podcast is hosted by comedian and writer, Shehzad Ghias Shaikh. Shehzad is a Fulbright scholar with a Masters in Theatre from Brooklyn College. He is also one of the foremost Stand-up comedians in Pakistan and frequently writes for numerous publications. He can be found on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Tinder.  https://www.facebook.com/Shehzadgs/ https://twitter.com/shehzad89 https://instagram.com/shehzadghiasshaikh Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 0:30 Work-Life Balance 8:00 Burnout 15:00 Working Out to relef stress 19:00 Depression and Buray Din 30:00 Personal Relationships 36:00 Shared Trauma 45:00 How not to internalize hate 58:00 Covid Anxiety 1:04:00 Suicide Ideation 1:11:00 Drugs 1:13:00 Clinical Diagnoses of Mental Illnesses 1:28:00 Empathy, Compassion and Boundaries 1:40:00 Toxic Families 1:48:00 Don't judge your thoughts

Be part of our community by joining our Facebook group:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtbehindthings In conversation with NUST rocket team, this episode explores space & its potential industry in Pakistan. How a team from Pakistan is participating in spaceport America cup? What’s a sounding rocket is? Do they have a sound rocket for the competition? What’s the practical use of their rocket? What’s the technological use of their rocket and what could be the possible future use of it in Pakistan? Instead of waiting for government to act, why we don’t privately commercialize this industry? Why we wait for opportunities in Pakistan instead of creating them? Tune in to know more on SPARCO, their plan after graduation, how they see Pakistan today and in next 10 years! Follow us on Instagram: • https://www.instagram.com/thoughtbehindthings • https://www.instagram.com/muzamilhasan NUST rocket team’s Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/nustrocket

The podcast ends at 2:04:33 but there is ten minutes of dead space after that, sorry about that, I put the outro at 2:13 but I forgot about it and when it rendered it rendered till then.    Natasha Humera Ejaz is an indie musician who shot to fame with "The Right Way to Fall", and she has continued to soar over the past decade with her music, acting and comedy. She recently launched her alter ego, Stupid Happiness Theory, an ambient/chill wave electronica music act.  Natasha has also been a permanent in the live performance scene in Islamabad for the past decade or so.   Natasha comes on the podcast to discuss her artistic process, dealing with grief, getting over being bullied as a child, 'making it' in the media industry and the need for spaces for the arts in Pakistan.   Intro Song: Hum Bhaagay by Natasha Humera Ejaz https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_ZCR8MSWb8  Outro Song: Have a Little Faith by Stupid Happiness Theory https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtfM1zXLj5U Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepakistanexperience   And Please stay in touch: https://twitter.com/ThePakistanExp1 https://www.facebook.com/thepakistanexperience https://instagram.com/thepakistanexpeperience  The podcast is hosted by comedian and writer, Shehzad Ghias Shaikh. Shehzad is a Fulbright scholar with a Masters in Theatre from Brooklyn College. He is also one of the foremost Stand-up comedians in Pakistan and frequently writes for numerous publications. He can be found on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Tinder.  https://www.facebook.com/Shehzadgs/ https://twitter.com/shehzad89 https://instagram.com/shehzadghiasshaikh  Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 4:00 Natasha's Journey as a musician 6:40 Indie vs Mainstream 10:20 Uth Records and The Right Way to Fall 12:30 The Journey 16:00 Being told you're not pretty 19:00 Marketing Yourself and the Performing Arts Market 28:00 Spaces for the Arts 35:30 Facing Criticism  37:00 Being Bullied and feeling beautiful 44:00 Perform for us entertainers! 51:00 Dealing with Grief 58:30 Take your broken heart and turn it into art 1:03:00 Comedy as a coping mechanism 105:30 Roles for Actors in Media 109:00 Natasha's Artistic Process 1:16:00 Dealing with the Quarantine 1:21:00 Manifesting  1:25:30 'Amad' of Music 1:32:00 Horcruxes of Myself 1:37:00 Imposter Syndrome 1:43:00 Doing Comedy in Pakistan 1:54:00 Why aren't we produced artists? 1:58:00 Ranjha Ranjha Kardi

Be part of our community by joining our Facebook group:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtbehindthings In conversation with Salman Javed, this episode explores the timeline of Afghanistan Pakistan relationship and why both states did what they did? How the timeline from 1947 to 1963 affected Pakistan Afghan relations? How things git better from 1963 Tehran accord? What happened after Dawood khan came into power again in 1973? What’s Pakhtoon Zalmay? How the period from 1975 to 1979 turned the events? Was Afghan war situation being the reason Zia came into power? What was the involvement of India in all this? How and why 1980’s warlord started? Did Pakistan support Taliban’s? How the rise of Taliban affected Pakistan? Tune in to know on the events of Iran revolution, Geneva convention, Hyderabad saazish, London group, how it affected the overall ties between Pakistan and Afghanistan, Nationalism wave in Pakistan, Al-Qaeda and so much more! Books mentioned by Salman: 33 Strategies Of War by Salman Javed, What We Won by Bruce Riedel & Dekhna Khalifa Choot Na Jaye by Abdullah Azzam Follow us on Instagram: • https://www.instagram.com/thoughtbehindthings • https://www.instagram.com/muzamilhasan Salman Javed’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/M_EssJay

Starting our second hundred episodes with a bang, and a very special episode with Physicist, Intellectual, Academic, and Professor, Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy.    On this episode of The Pakistan Experience, Pervez Hoodbhoy exposes the corruption of HEC, the involvement of the Government in it, Ata-ur-Rehman, and we go deep into a discussion on the ideology of Pakistan.  Do we need a national ideology? Will a Pakistani identity ever emerge? How damaging has it been for us to  The two nation theory  The podcast ends with a discussion on Quantum Physics, Black Holes and Parallel Universes.   Pervez Amirali Hoodbhoy (Urdu: پرویز امِیرعلی ہودبھائی; born 11 July 1950) is a Pakistani nuclear physicist and activist who serves as Zohra and ZZ Ahmed Foundation distinguished professor at the Forman Christian College and previously taught physics at the Quaid-e-Azam University.[4][5] Hoodbhoy is also a prominent activist in particular concerned with promotion of freedom of speech, secularism, scientific temper and education in Pakistan.  Please consider supporting us on  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepakistanexperience      And Please stay in touch: https://twitter.com/ThePakistanExp1 https://www.facebook.com/thepakistanexperience https://instagram.com/thepakistanexpeperience   The podcast is hosted by comedian and writer, Shehzad Ghias Shaikh. Shehzad is a Fulbright scholar with a Masters in Theatre from Brooklyn College. He is also one of the foremost Stand-up comedians in Pakistan and frequently writes for numerous publications. He can be found on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Tinder.  https://www.facebook.com/Shehzadgs/ https://twitter.com/shehzad89 https://instagram.com/shehzadghiasshaikh Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 2:15 Corruption of PTI 6:55 Corruption of Ata ur Rehman and HEC 24:00 Do Countries need an ideology? 28:27 Imagined Communities 36:12 Two Nation Theory 44:00 Ideological States: Pakistan and Israel 59:00 Has there ever been an Islamic state?

Be part of our community by joining our Facebook group:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtbehindthings In conversation with Masroor Ahmad, this episode explores water and sanitation in Pakistan’s developmental sector. How did he end up in water and sanitation sector? What is the new arrangement in Nigeria and Somalia he is working on? Are their government responding well to them? Will Pakistan be a water scarce nation by 2025? Will we run dry? Is this true? Is our recharge more than our consumption? Is there availability of water? What are the solutions to this problem? Is there enough replenishment of water in Pakistan? How big of a problem sanitation is for Pakistan? Is our developmental sector working on it? Tune in to know more on opportunities in developmental sector and how he feels about virtual connectivity! Follow us on Instagram: • https://www.instagram.com/thoughtbehindthings • https://www.instagram.com/muzamilhasan Masroor Ahmad’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/masroor-ahmad-17212314b/