IPPs, Awaam Pakistan, The Economic Structure of Pakistan and PML-N - Miftah Ismail - #TPE 390

Miftah Ismail is the former Finance Minister of Pakistan and the General Secretary of Awaam Pakistan. Miftah Ismail comes back on TPE to discuss whether the Economy has stabilized, IPPs, IMF, Elite Capture, Education, Awaam Pakistan, Constitutional Amendments, Politics 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/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 Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC44l9XMwecN5nSgIF2Dvivg/join Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 2:00 Has the Economy stabilized? 9:27 PSDP budget, Defence Budget and Development 15:30 Economic Structure of Pakistan and Elite Capture 22:44 Elite Capture, Fertilizer subsidies and Gas 29:27 Trickle down Economics and Free Market 38:16 IPPs and Musharraf's policies 47:45 2016-2017 what went wrong with the Economy 53:50 Awaam Pakistan: Why should people vote for you? 1:04:40 Is Awaam Pakistan pro Establishment or anti Establishment? 1:12:40 Karachi Business Community and fighting the elite 1:14:42 What makes Miftah Ismail different from Imran Khan and PTI? 1:18:20 Constitutional amendments and Political Consensus 1:27:47 Audience Questions