Thought Behind Things

Be part of our community by joining our Facebook group:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtbehindthings In conversation with Ismat Gul Khattak, Director General of Pakistan National Accreditation Council (PNAC), this episode explores accreditation body of Pakistan. What accreditation is? What role they play in export and import of Pakistan? What’s her background? How she was able to achieve all that she has? Was her visit to 50 different countries for professional arrangements? What’s ‘Gateway to Halal Trade’ conference is all about? What are the opportunities for Pakistan in ‘Halal accreditation’? Why are we still stuck in ‘government job mentality'? Tune in to know more on her interesting story, on how despite being a female she made it all possible for her, what’s her message to youth and where she sees Pakistan in coming years! Follow us on Instagram: • https://www.instagram.com/thoughtbehindthings • https://www.instagram.com/muzamilhasan Ismat Gul Khattak’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/IsmatGulKhattak

Be part of our community by joining our Facebook group:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtbehindthings In conversation with Faheem Azam, a Multipotentialite, having many interests and creative pursuits. He’s a writer, director, actor, stand-up comedy performer. This episode explores Faheem’s journey and the insights he has to offer on the media industry. How he got into media side of things? How has he groomed himself in all art forms? How he became part of ‘Teeli’? Why theatre in Islamabad faced declined after Musharraf? How was his experience working ‘Parey Hut Love’? Where he sees films of Pakistan today? What is the future of films? Why we are not able explore new forms of storytelling? Tune in to know more on Standup comedy space, art culture in Pakistan, disconnect with masses and importance of strong scripts! Follow us on Instagram: • https://www.instagram.com/thoughtbehindthings • https://www.instagram.com/muzamilhasan Faheem Azam’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/faheemazam

Be part of our community by joining our Facebook group:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtbehindthings In conversation with Mazher Arshad, this episode explores PSL and cricket in Pakistan. How he got interested into cricket statistics. What happened to PSL6? When PSL will resume? Is PSL a world-class league? How lucrative it is? How much profitable PSL is for franchises? To what extent, technology is being used in cricketing? Why PSL franchises have not been able to build an association with fans? How much local talent PSL has produced? Tune in to know about  First-class cricket, Future of Test cricket, PCB, Pakistan cricket team and more! Follow us on Instagram: • https://www.instagram.com/thoughtbehindthings • https://www.instagram.com/muzamilhasan Mazher Arshad’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/MazherArshad

Be part of our community by joining our Facebook group:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtbehindthings In conversation with Rehan Allahwala, this episode explores the power technology has and can technology change the way how politics is done. How has he got into tech? What’s his journey has been like? What is he working on now? What ‘Insan party’ is? What’s his motive with it? Why are we running after macros changes instead of micro? Tune in to know more the impact of technology on politics and are our goals for future grounded? Follow us on Instagram: • https://www.instagram.com/thoughtbehindthings • https://www.instagram.com/muzamilhasan Rehan Allahwala’s socials: · https://www.instagram.com/rehanallahwala · http://rehanallahwala.com/

Be part of our community by joining our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtbehindthings In conversation with Mirza Abeer, CEO at ASAP- Association for Smoking Alternatives in Pakistan, this episode explores smoking alternatives that can used. Was Abeer a smoker? How he came up with the idea of ASAP. What are the different alternatives available for the smokers? Is vaping safer than smoking cigarettes? What are the health repercussions of those alternatives? Do e-cigarettes cause lung cancer? Where will big tobaccos go in the future? How can he make these alternatives budget friendly? How to mass market them. Tune in to know more on ASAP and the future they are trying to build with this platform! Follow us on Instagram: • https://www.instagram.com/thoughtbehindthings • https://www.instagram.com/muzamilhasan ASAP socials: Website: http://www.asapakistan.org Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/ASAPak Twitter: http://twitter.com/quitsmokesasap Instagram: http://instagram.com/quitsmokeasap

Be part of our community by joining our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtbehindthings In conversation with Saad Munawar, the first person to traverse all 3 highest mountain ranges in the world covering 665km in 23 days, this episode explores the incident of Ali Sadpara and mountaineering as a sport. How he got into this sport. What his relationship with Ali Sadpara was like? What his documentary was about? What was the vision of Ali Sadpara? Has Saad done any international expedition? What’s an estimated cost of doing an expedition? What was the criticism on Ali Sadpara’s incident? Tune in to know more on mountaineering as an industry, Saad’s books, and future opportunities this sport can offer! Follow us on Instagram: • https://www.instagram.com/thoughtbehindthings • https://www.instagram.com/muzamilhasan Saad Munawar’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/saad.munawar.1

Be part of our community by joining our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtbehindthings In conversation with Asim Ismail Jafrani, chairman Al-Wasila Trust, this episode explores how charity can be done in multiple ways. How long he has been doing his charity work? What motivated him? How Al-Wasila is impacting lives? What are his other ventures i.e., ‘Rehan Sehan’, ‘Powerbox’, ‘Saya Homes’, ‘Safaiwala’, ‘Ishara foundation’? How it has been working for him so far? What challenges and disappointments he had to face? Tune in to know more on what he is doing for the education sector, why we are still not able to eradicate our economic problems and what our youth needs to learn! Follow us on Instagram: • https://www.instagram.com/thoughtbehindthings • https://www.instagram.com/muzamilhasan To know more about Al-Wasila Trust visit http://alwasila.org For Monetary Donations: 03008207294 To Donate your Dry waste: 03150299911 (Safaiwala) To Donate any household item: 03331006437 (Rehan Sehan) To Apply for interest-free loans: 03133113411 (Rozgar) To order a Powerbox: 03331006435 To know more about Saya Homes visit http://saya.org.pk

Be part of our community by joining our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtbehindthings In conversation with Laeeq Ahmad, this episode explores investments in stocks. Why investments are important and necessary? How to define which stock to invest in. What are the fundamentals to consider before investing? What areas of investments are Sharia Complaint? Why Laeeq invested in stock exchange rather than investing on business or real estate? What compound investment is? Why stock market gives you more return? Tune in to know about Sarmaaya.pk, how to learn about investments, ETF’s and more! Follow us on Instagram: • https://www.instagram.com/thoughtbehindthings • https://www.instagram.com/muzamilhasan Laeeq Ahmad’s Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/luckylaeeq Sarmaaya.pk: https://sarmaaya.pk/

Be part of our community by joining our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtbehindthings In conversation with Professor Ahsan Malik, this episode explores scope of engineering in the coming future. When and why, he got into teaching engineering? What are the major opportunities for hardware engineering? What are the opportunities of it in developing nations? Has student’s mentality evolved over time? What can a student do to become a well-rounded member of the industry? What is the importance of soft skills? Tune in to know more on the global question of will universities be part of our future? Follow us on Instagram: • https://www.instagram.com/thoughtbehindthings • https://www.instagram.com/muzamilhasan Ahsan Malik's Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/ahsensworld

Be part of our community by joining our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtbehindthings In conversation with Hisham Sarwar, this episode explores his journey and freelancing. When he started? How has he started? How long he has been self-employed? How he became mainstream with Digi skills? Importance of client retention. Does freelancing has a future? What’s the next plan for freelancing? What was his thought behind his blog? Tune in to know on digital divide, importance of women in tech and more! Follow us on Instagram: • https://www.instagram.com/thoughtbehindthings • https://www.instagram.com/muzamilhasan Hisham Sarwar’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hishamsarwar