Nadeem Farooq Paracha, also known as NFP, is a Pakistani journalist, author, cultural critic, satirist and historian. He is a columnist for Pakistan's largest English-language daily Dawn. NFP comes on the podcast to discuss Twitter, The cult of Imran Khan, The Pakistani Identity, Mohajir Nationalism, Secularism and Waseem Raja. Should Karachi be separated from Sindh? How do we fight the cult of Imran Khan? Do Pakistanis have an identity crisis? 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 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 Intro 1:00 Twitter 6:00 Polarization, PTI and Imran Khan 24:30 Disillusionment of politics 34:00 Muhajir Nationalism and Altaf Hussain 56:30 Karachi and Sindh 1:04:00 The City Perspective 1:11:00 Political Narratives 1:15:00 Accepting History and Culture 1:20:00 Pakistan's Identity Crisis 1:33:00 Secularism: The Church and the State 1:43:00 Social Media and Journalism 2:00:30 PTI: The cult of Imran KHan 2:16:00 Waseem Raja 2:19:30 Humanizing humans 2:27:40 QnA
