Pastor Ghazala Shafique comes on The Pakistan Experience for a Truthful and Heartbreaking Podcast on the lives of Christians in Pakistan after the Jarawala Incident. On this deep dive podcast, we discuss the persecution of the Christian Community, Everyday Racism and Hatred, The Role of the State, Zehn Saazi, and False Accusations. Ghalaza Shafique has a Masters in Economics, a Masters in Divinity, Founding member of the Minority March and a prominent Human Rights Activist. The Pakistan Experience is an independently produced podcast looking to tell stories about Pakistan through conversations. Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepakistanexperience To support the channel: Jazzcash/Easypaisa - 0325 -2982912 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. Instagram.com/shehzadghiasshaikh Facebook.com/Shehzadghias/ Twitter.com/shehzad89 Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 2:30 Rawalpindi Incident 5:30 Zehn Saazi of Hatred 11:50 Role of the State and the Police 17:15 Using derogatory terms against Christians 24:30 Persecution against the Christian Community 32:00 Promoting Peace and Institution Building 37:00 Fixing the Judiciary and a lack of Justice 45:00 State Narratives 55:00 Pakistaniyat 1:01:00 False Accusations and Blasphemy Law 1:09:30 Jobs and Quotas for Christians 1:14:00 State does not care about lives of Christians 1:18:00 Names of Christians in Pakistan 1:21:00 Audience Questions

Qaiser Ali is the Director Programming and Director Digital and Marketing strategist at Green TV and the Owner of Q-Links, Pakistan's biggest Post-Production House and Nashpati Prime, which launched TBH with Tabish Hashmi. Qaiser Ali comes on The Pakistan Experience to discuss the vision of Green TV, how they make dramas, his philosophy on content, Nashpati Prime, how TBH started, and how Green TV Entertainment will revolutionize content. Why aren't Netflix and Amazon coming to Pakistan? What is the philosophy behind Green Entertainment? How was TBH started? Find out this and more on this week's episode of The Pakistan Experience. The Pakistan Experience is an independently produced podcast looking to tell stories about Pakistan through conversations. Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepakistanexperience To support the channel: Jazzcash/Easypaisa - 0325 -2982912 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. Instagram.com/shehzadghiasshaikh Facebook.com/Shehzadghias/ Twitter.com/shehzad89 Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 1:30 What is the philosophy of Green TV Entertainment 12:00 The Creative Process 19:00 Making a Pakistani Brand Premium 27:30 Communication, Content and Social Issues 31:00 The Financial Model of Green 36:00 Content Strategy and Pipeline 46:00 TV and Digital Audiences 51:00 Eagle's Nest 57:45 The story of TBH 1:06:30 Ideas and Intellectual Property 1:10:30 Formulas, OTT, Netflix and Amazon

Ammar Ali Jan is a Historian, Academic, Activist and President of the Haqooq-e-Khalq party holding a PhD from Cambridge University. Ammar Ali Jan comes back on The Pakistan Experience to discuss how the Pakistani state rules by fear, fascism, the Hindutva Project, Colonialism, the failings of Democracy, Political Engineering in Pakistan, Ground Realities in Pakistan, PPP, PTI, PDM, The Left and Constituency Politics. If you want to support the Huqooq-e-Khalq clinic: For the pledges here are the options: Zelle : 218-409-9098 Venmo : user name salman-mallick-1 For ACH Bank information. US Bank Salman Mallick Routing : 041202582 Account : 130108610499 Bank Details (Pakistan) Name: Action Research Collective Acc#01222010997669 IBNO:PK72SAUDOO1222010997669 Bank Name:Silk Bank Branch:Phase 5 DHA Lahore The Pakistan Experience is an independently produced podcast looking to tell stories about Pakistan through conversations. Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepakistanexperience To support the channel: Jazzcash/Easypaisa - 0325 -2982912 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. Instagram.com/shehzadghiasshaikh Facebook.com/Shehzadghias/ Twitter.com/shehzad89 Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 1:50 How the Pakistani state rules by Fear 4:40 The India Factor, Colonialism and Hindutva Project 15:30 Is Democracy failing? 25:30 Political Engineering in Pakistan 30:00 Jamaat-e-Islami, PPP and Karachi 34:00 Engaging with people across the spectrum 41:00 Why the Left doesn’t Unite 48:00 Contaminated Water in Chungi 54:00 Ground realities and Pakistan’s issues 1:04:00 Local Government and Student Unions 1:07:45 TERF and Elite Capture 1:19:00 PPP and Big Tent Party idea for the Left 1:32:00 Identity Politics vs Class Politics 1:37:30 Audience Questions

Ahmad Rafay Alam is an environmental lawyer and Yale World Fellow. He has served as the Chairman Lahore Electric Supply Company and Lahore Waste Management Company. Rafay Alam comes on the podcast to discuss Climate Change, Floods, RUDA and Pakistan's case at COP 27. Are we past the tipping point? Do politicians care about the Environment? Will Pakistan survive the Climate Catostrophe? Find out this and more on this week's episode of The Pakistan Experience. The Pakistan Experience is an independently produced podcast looking to tell stories about Pakistan through conversations. Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepakistanexperience To support the channel: Jazzcash/Easypaisa - 0325 -2982912 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. Instagram.com/shehzadghiasshaikh Facebook.com/Shehzadghias/ Twitter.com/shehzad89 Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 1:00 Global Warming 5:00 Tipping Point of Climate Change 6:30 Methane and the Meat Industry 9:00 Capitalism and Climate Change 12:00 Environment and our Stories 15:00 Floods are a man made Disaster 18:30 The Hubris of Man, Colonialism and the Labour Class 26:45 Lahore Canal Conservation 28:24 Intensification of Monsoons and Heat Waves 30:00 Development at the expense of the Environment 33:20 Pakistan’s case at COP 27 39:00 The role of the USA 41:30 Fossil Fuels, Renewable and Non-Renewable Energy 44:30 Nuclear 46:00 Water Scarcity 51:00 Water and Provinces 55:00 Indus Water Treaty 57:30 Special Investment Zones, CPEC and Corporate Farming 1:07:00 Chief Justices 1:10:30 Lawyers Movement 1:13:30 RUDA and Ravi 1:24:50 AQI Air Quality Index 1:31:00 Audience Questions

Dr. Faisal Bari is an economist with over twenty years of research/teaching experience in the areas of economics of education, social protection, industrial organization and economic development. He is an associate professor of economics at the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS), Lahore, Pakistan, where his areas of teaching and research relate to the economics of education, inclusive education, philosophy of education, microeconomics, game theory and industrial organization. He was also the Dean for the School of Education at LUMS (2020-2023). He is a Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Development and Economic Alternatives (IDEAS). Previous to this, Dr. Bari was CEO for IDEAS (2015-2020), Executive Director for Mahbub ul Haq Human Development Centre (2004-2006), and Visiting Assistant Professor of economics at Yale University, New Haven (2000-2001). A former Rhodes Scholar (Pakistan-1988), Dr. Bari has a BA (honours) from Oxford, and a doctorate from McGill University. His research has been published in numerous journals/books. He is a regular columnist for the daily Dawn, Pakistan. The Pakistan Experience is an independently produced podcast looking to tell stories about Pakistan through conversations. Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepakistanexperience To support the channel: Jazzcash/Easypaisa - 0325 -2982912 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. Instagram.com/shehzadghiasshaikh Facebook.com/Shehzadghias/ Twitter.com/shehzad89 Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 1:30 Single National Curriculum 9:30 Education Emergency: Rethinking Education 15:30 How did Bangladesh increase literacy 19:30 Schools in low-income housing 25:30 Public Sector Education 29:30 Quality of Education and Exams 34:00 Quality Teachers 37:30 Madrassa Education 41:00 Edtech 46:30 What is Education and Languages 56:30 Teaching Methodologies 1:06:00 Audience Questions

The Pakistan Experience is an independently produced podcast looking to tell stories about Pakistan through conversations. Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepakistanexperience To support the channel: Jazzcash/Easypaisa - 0325 -2982912 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. Instagram.com/shehzadghiasshaikh Facebook.com/Shehzadghias/ Twitter.com/shehzad89

Dr. Umar Saif comes back on The Pakistan Experience to discuss the Start-up Space in India and Pakistan, on this deep dive podcast we discuss what a Billion Dollar Start up Idea looks like, how Agritech can revolutionize Pakistan, what makes Start-ups investable, what are some red flags for investors, the history of Pakistani politics, and how the Indian IT industry grew. Umar Saif is a Pakistani computer scientist and academic. He is the founder and CEO of aiSight.ai, Chief Digital Officer of the Jang Group and CEO of Khudi Ventures. He is also serving as an advisor to the United Nations Development Programme in Pakistan. The Pakistan Experience is an independently produced podcast looking to tell stories about Pakistan through conversations. Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepakistanexperience To support the channel: Jazzcash/Easypaisa - 0325 -2982912 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. Instagram.com/shehzadghiasshaikh Facebook.com/Shehzadghias/ Twitter.com/shehzad89 Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 1:00 Umar Saif coming on The Pakistan Experience 4:00 Why there is no Start up Boom in Pakistan 8:00 How the Indian IT Industry grew 10:30 Skills and IT Training and Capacity Building 18:30 Using Technology and IT in Agriculture 32:00 Dil ka Rishta 33:30 Government helping small farmers and farmer cooperatives 37:00 History of Pakistani Politics 47:00 Skype and Estonia 50:30 How to bring a digital revolution in Pakistan and Start up Waves 57:00 What makes Start ups uninvestable 1:08:00 What is stopping an IT Revolution in Pakistan 1:12:30 Incentive for Government to invest in E-Commerce 1:14:00 Fund of Funds 1:17:00 Start up Valuations 1:19:00 What does a Billion Dollar look like? 1:21:40 Start up Red Flags 1:28:00 Audience Questions

The Pakistan Experience is an independently produced podcast looking to tell stories about Pakistan through conversations. Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepakistanexperience To support the channel: Jazzcash/Easypaisa - 0325 -2982912 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. Instagram.com/shehzadghiasshaikh Facebook.com/Shehzadghias/ Twitter.com/shehzad89

Kya Pakistan mai log Azaad hayn? Pakistan kis kay liye bana tha? Discussing the history of Elite Capture in Pakistan, and the existence of two Pakistans, one for the elite and one for the 24 crore Pakistanis who are still not free! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZnZ2cQXCu4 A must watch this 14th August The Pakistan Experience is an independently produced podcast looking to tell stories about Pakistan through conversations. Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepakistanexperience To support the channel: Jazzcash/Easypaisa - 0325 -2982912 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. Instagram.com/shehzadghiasshaikh Facebook.com/Shehzadghias/ Twitter.com/shehzad89

The Pakistan Experience is an independently produced podcast looking to tell stories about Pakistan through conversations. Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepakistanexperience To support the channel: Jazzcash/Easypaisa - 0325 -2982912 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. Instagram.com/shehzadghiasshaikh Facebook.com/Shehzadghias/ Twitter.com/shehzad89

Faisal Warraich is a Storyteller who runs Pakistan's most popular Youtube channel on Politics and History, "Dekho Suno Jano". Faisal Warraich comes on The Pakistan Experience to discus the History of Pakistan, from Partition to the Afghan Jihad, and the current political crisis. On this episode, we also discuss Faisal Warraich's personal journey from wanting to go to Afghanistan, to reading books and launching 'Dekho Suno Jano'. Was the creation of Pakistan part of the Great Game? Did Nehru want Pakistan to be created? Did Russia want to invade Pakistan? Is there any hope in the Pakistani system? Find out this and more on this week's episode of The Pakistan Experience. The Pakistan Experience is an independently produced podcast looking to tell stories about Pakistan through conversations. Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepakistanexperience To support the channel: Jazzcash/Easypaisa - 0325 -2982912 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. Instagram.com/shehzadghiasshaikh Facebook.com/Shehzadghias/ Twitter.com/shehzad89 Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 2:00 Developing an interest in History 6:00 1857 and the Partition Movement 11:30 Aligarh Movement and the British plan 16:00 Muslim League and Partition 21:00 Great Game and the Garrison State 27:30 Jinnah and Gandhi 30:30 Indus History and Nation Building after Partition 45:00 Why couldn’t Pakistan be a Nation of Nations 49:00 Russia, Afghanistan and Pakistan 51:30 United States, Nehru and Pakistan 1:00:00 Establishment, the Youth and Narrative Forming in Pakistan 1:08:45 Faisal Warraich’s fascination with Afghanistan and Jehad 1:17:00 Faisal Warraich’s childhood and the books he read 1:26:00 Why did Faisal Warraich start Dekho Suno Jaano 1:31:30 Finding the “truth” in History 1:41:30 Kabhi “phone” aya hay Faisal Warraich ko? 1:43:30 Audience Questions

A special live stream with Pastor Ghazala Shafique and Bhevish Kumar on Religious Minority Rights in Pakistan. The Pakistan Experience is an independently produced podcast looking to tell stories about Pakistan through conversations. Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepakistanexperience To support the channel: Jazzcash/Easypaisa - 0325 -2982912 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. Instagram.com/shehzadghiasshaikh Facebook.com/Shehzadghias/ Twitter.com/shehzad89

Writer, Actor and Content Creator Adeel Afzal is comes back on the podcast to discuss the side of the Pakistani Identity we seldom like to discuss, from Bhagat Singh to Ranjit Singh, from Quaid e Azam to Nehru, from Balochistan to the Pakistan Project, on this deep dive podcast we get into the weeds of the Pakistani identity. Why are we so afraid of our identity? Who are these colonized babus who hate our DNA? Why was Sir Syed awarded the title of Sir? Watch on this week's episode of The Pakistan Experience. The Pakistan Experience is an independently produced podcast looking to tell stories about Pakistan through conversations. Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepakistanexperience To support the channel: Jazzcash/Easypaisa - 0325 -2982912 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. Instagram.com/shehzadghiasshaikh Facebook.com/Shehzadghias/ Twitter.com/shehzad89 Chapters 0:00 Introduction 3:20 Indian Side of the Pakistani Identity 10:30 Who is scared of actual Pakistani History? 17:30 Balochistan 29:30 Hasan Nissar and Ganda DNA 34:00 Tipu Sultan, Indus and Hindus 40:00 Idea of Pakistan 44:30 Satire and Anwar Maqsood 48:00 Javed Chaudhry and Punjabiyo kee tehreek 55:00 Enforcing a singular Pakistani Identity 58:00 Babu Class and Sir Syed Ahmad Khan 1:07:50 Why do we not own Ranjit Singh? 1:14:17 Audience Questions

Imran Khan has been arrested in the Tosha Khana reference case - what will happen now? Is this right? Is this legal? Why does this happen to every civilian Prime Minister in Pakistan? The Pakistan Experience is an independently produced podcast looking to tell stories about Pakistan through conversations. Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepakistanexperience To support the channel: Jazzcash/Easypaisa - 0325 -2982912 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. Instagram.com/shehzadghiasshaikh Facebook.com/Shehzadghias/ Twitter.com/shehzad89

Raza Rumi comes on The Pakistan Experience with bombshell revelations, What will happen to Imran Khan? What was the plan on 9th May? Is this the end of Democracy in Pakistan? Will PML-N sweep Punjab? Find out this and more on this week's episode of The Pakistan Experience. Raza Ahmad Rumi is a Pakistani policy analyst, journalist who Is the editor of Pakistan's English-language daily Daily Times and chief editor of the online media platforms Naya Daur Media and partner site New Wave Media. The Pakistan Experience is an independently produced podcast looking to tell stories about Pakistan through conversations. Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepakistanexperience To support the channel: Jazzcash/Easypaisa - 0325 -2982912 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. Instagram.com/shehzadghiasshaikh Facebook.com/Shehzadghias/ Twitter.com/shehzad89 Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 2:20 Post Imran Khan Reality 6:00 Establishment fighting over the Pie 10:30 Standing with PDM vs PTI 14:30 Fighting Populism around the world 17:40 There is no Economic Plan 20:30 Military controlling everything 29:00 Blaming the politicians 34:45 New Political Reality post 9th May 43:30 Audience Questions

A special live stream with Mariam Shafqat and Tamkenat Mansoor celebrating 4 years of The Pakistan Experience! This is the return of Bachodiyan you have all been waiting for. The Pakistan Experience is an independently produced podcast looking to tell stories about Pakistan through conversations. Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepakistanexperience To support the channel: Jazzcash/Easypaisa - 0325 -2982912 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. Instagram.com/shehzadghiasshaikh Facebook.com/Shehzadghias/ Twitter.com/shehzad89

Taimur Rahman is a Pakistani college professor, political activist and musician who is the Secretary-General of the Mazdoor Kisan Party, formerly Communist Mazdoor Kissan Party. He is the lead guitarist and spokesperson for the progressive music band Laal. Dr. Taimur Rahman comes back on The Pakistan Experience to discuss the Left's Economic Alternatives, the shortfalls of Neoliberal Economic theory, Privatization, Bhutto's Nationalization, and why the Left in Pakistan doesn't unite. The Pakistan Experience is an independently produced podcast looking to tell stories about Pakistan through conversations. Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepakistanexperience To support the channel: Jazzcash/Easypaisa - 0325 -2982912 Patreon.com/thepakistanexperience And Please stay in touch: https://twitter.com/ThePakistanExp1https://www.facebook.com/thepakistanexperiencehttps://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. Instagram.com/shehzadghiasshaikh Facebook.com/Shehzadghias/ Twitter.com/shehzad89 Chapters: 0:00 Is IMF Pakistan’s only option? 5:15 is IMF nefarious? 13:00 Dollars, Exports and Trade Competitive 21:00 IMF Directing Pakistan’s Policy 29:30 Establishment controlling policy 36:00 Bhutto’s Nationalization 42:00 Privatisation and Questioning the Free Market Economy 52:00 Private Banks, State Bank and Lending 1:02:00 Private Enterprise vs State Production 1:13:30 Privatisation of PIA 1:17:50 Audience Questions 1:24:00 Divisions in the Left in Pakistan 1:37:00 Imran Khan and Neo-colonial state 1:38:00 Identity Politics 1:40:30 Q and A

Full Uncensored version of the podcast with Engineer Muhammad Ali Mirza. Engineer Muhammad Ali Mirza is one of Pakistan's most popular Islamic scholars and commentators. @EngineerMuhammadAliMirzaClips Engineer Mirza comes on the podcast for a comprehensive discussion on Islam, Pakistan and Politics, he answers all your questions about him, his work and Islam. On this deep dive podcast, we discuss Domestic Violence, Womens Rights, Blasphemy Law, TLP, Firqawariat, the authenticity of Ahadith, Islamic Jurisprudence, Divorce, Nikah, Hijab and more. The Pakistan Experience is an independently produced podcast looking to tell stories about Pakistan through conversations. Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepakistanexperience To support the channel: Jazzcash/Easypaisa - 0325 -2982912 Patreon.com/thepakistanexperience And Please stay in touch: https://twitter.com/ThePakistanExp1https://www.facebook.com/thepakistanexperiencehttps://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. Instagram.com/shehzadghiasshaikh Facebook.com/Shehzadghias/ Twitter.com/shehzad89 Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 1:30 Translation vs Interpretation Debate 7:48 Gendered Language 11:20 Surah Al-Nisa and Domestic Violence 16:18 Marital R*pe 18:38 Divorce 23:10 Abrogation Principle 27:40 4 Witnesses for Zina 29:58 Invasion of Privacy 31:00 Weak vs Authentic Ahadith 37:24 Blasphemy Law 47:45 Democracy in Islam 49:50 Ishq-e-Mijazi in Sufism 51:30 Nikkah and Zina 53:20 Areas of non-expertise 55:30 The State-Clergy Nexus 58:00 Moulvis who are wrong numbers and Takabur 1:02:30 Islamic Touch Politics 1:11:10 Aurat kee kamayee haram hay? 1:12:00 Is Hijab Compulsory? 1:15:30 Children in Madrassas 1:20:00 People making money on Youtube using Islam 1:23:00 Malik Riaz 1:27:50 Interest in Banking 1:30:10 Shia Hatred 1:33:00 Faith, Belief and Science 1:38:30 Being Friends with Jews and Christians 1:41:00 Did the Establishment launch Engineer Muhammad Ali Mirza 1:46:45 Free will vs Pre Destiny

Zeeshaan Shah is a Multi-award Winning Entrepreneur, Zeeshaan Shah is the Chairman & Founder of the ONE Group, a diversified global real estate and venture capital firm and Pakistan's Honorary Ambassador-at-Large. On this episode of The Pakistan Experience Zeeshaan Shah discusses Business, Entrepreneurship, Dropping out from school, starting from scratch and the importance of Hard Work. The Pakistan Experience is an independently produced podcast looking to tell stories about Pakistan through conversations. Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepakistanexperience To support the channel: Jazzcash/Easypaisa - 0325 -2982912 Patreon.com/thepakistanexperience And Please stay in touch: https://twitter.com/ThePakistanExp1https://www.facebook.com/thepakistanexperiencehttps://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. Instagram.com/shehzadghiasshaikh Facebook.com/Shehzadghias/ Twitter.com/shehzad89 Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 1:51 Teenage Years in Karachi, Distaste for a 9-5 job, University years, being a phone salesman in UK 19:23 Relocation to Dubai, real estate, knowing when to move on, Prince naseem & Floyd Mayweather 29:57 Starting fresh in the UK, The apprentice, scaling up businesses 45:23 Investing in Pakistan, Pakistani energy sector and IPPs, Debt Servicing, making a business plan for the country 1:01:31 incentivising important industries, diverting money away from real estate, localisation of production, barriers to freelancing, learning from failure 1:21:53 Audience Questions

Apologies for the audio for the first 40 minutes, light chali gayee toh we lost the Rodecaster audio. Its fine after 41 minutes. Hafeez Baloch is an activist, and a part of the Awaami Workers Party and the Indigenous Sindh Rights Alliance. Hafeez Baloch comes on The Pakistan Experience for a brave and daring episode of podcast, where we discuss Climate Change, Indigenous Rights of Sindh, Bahria Town, the Real Estate Mafia, the Baloch History of Karachi, and more! The Pakistan Experience is an independently produced podcast looking to tell stories about Pakistan through conversations. Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepakistanexperience To support the channel: Jazzcash/Easypaisa - 0325 -2982912 Patreon.com/thepakistanexperience And Please stay in touch: https://twitter.com/ThePakistanExp1https://www.facebook.com/thepakistanexperiencehttps://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. Instagram.com/shehzadghiasshaikh Facebook.com/Shehzadghias/ Twitter.com/shehzad89 Chapters:0:00 Introduction1:32 Climate Change, failings of the system and govt, real estate mafia, identity politics,the Muhajir Identity, Karachi and its place in Sindh15:12 The constitution, Social contact, institution using divide and rule & the need to strengthen the constitution28:00 Struggles of the Indigenous people in Sindh, Gentrification, history of Karachi, origins of area names in Karachi45:21 History of the Indigenous lands Bahria town is built on, Sassi Pannu, Kirthar National Park1:00:00 Biparjoy, removal of Mangrove trees, River Systems and flooding, Malir Expressway, SEPA, Bahria Town's Land Grabbing,1:23:23 Criticism, implementation of laws, assassinations, illegality and political influence of Bahria Town, Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Jr., 1:36:34Sindhi and Balochi identities, Feudal system, electables, creating a new system and Social Contract, resilience of Balochi culture in Lyari