The Pakistan Experience

Shehzadi Rai is a Trans activist and the head of Sindh Moorat March. Shehzadi Rai comes on for an explosive episode of The Pakistan Experience where we discuss Trans Rights, Hatred against Trans people, Maria B, Mishi Khan, Youtube, Shaktiman, demands of the Sindh Moorat March, Imane Khelif and more. Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 1:15 Prison Reforms after Podcast 4:25 Are things improving for the Trans community? 6:30 Western Trans movement vs Pakistani Khwaja Sira community 12:20 Sex Work and Stereotyping 19:00 Shehzadi Rai visiting a Mosque 21:00 Recent hate and violence against the Trans Community 26:20 Maria B's hate campaign, Mishi Khan and Ahmad Ali Butt 40:00 Trans Community in Sindh, Tradition and Culture 44:00 Sindh Moorat March is in Hyderabad this year 50:41 Demands of the Sindh Moorat March 1:03:00 Gender surgeries on children 1:06:00 Audience Questions 1:08:30 Difference of opinion in the Trans Community 1:17:50 Assault and abuse in the Trans Community 1:26:00 Audience Questions 1:29:30 Imane Khalif and Trans in Sports 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

Zakir Thaver is a documentary filmmaker. His debut film which he developed and produced, Salam - The First ** Nobel Laureate, garnered accolades and critical acclaim. It had a Netflix release in 2019. He’s currently producing a documentaries on Nusrat Fateh Ai Khan and Adam Osborne, the inventor of the laptop. 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 1:30 Who found Nusrat's lost recording? 2:30 Salam's contribution to Science 5:30 Is the hatred against Salam new? 6:45 How pivotal is 1974? 10:40 AQ Khan and the Bomb 13:00 Mediocrity, Khilafat Cola and Zakir Naik 22:58 Salam's Contribution to the Bomb 25:00 Editing the Documentary and the Science 27:00 Fact Checking in a Documentary 32:30 Salam had contradictions 35:00 Science Education and learning how to think 45:22 Kids Education and Admission Tests 49:22 Perspectives, Narratives and Making Documentaries 58:40 Making a Documentary on Nusrat 1:06:00 Feature length vs a Docuseries 1:07:30 Qawalis vs Ghazals 1:10:00 Nusrat did not care about his health 1:15:00 Nusrat, Rahat and the Qawali tradition 1:23:00 Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan improvising 1:26:11 Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan in India 1:28:00 Red tape in archiving 1:31:00 Audience Attention 1:33:30 Audience Questions

Our first vlog and the first episode of our new series, "Sindh ka Shehzad" looks at how Hindus celebrate Diwali in Mithi, Sindh. A story of coexistence, love and harmony - the story of Sindh. Hindus living in Pakistan - Celebrating Diwali in Mithi, Sindh- Sindh ka Shehzad 001 #TPE Created by: Shehzad Ghias Shaikh Taha Tunio 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

Jami Chandio comes on The Pakistan Experience to discuss the History and Philosophy of Sindh. On this deep dive podcast we discuss the Sindh Rawadari March, Sindh's stand against religious extremism, the historic injustices against Sindh, the separation of Karachi from Sindh, the Sindhi Language, the creation of Pakistan, partition, One-unit movement, Federalism, the 18th Amendment and more. Mr. Jami Chandio is an author, literary critic, scholar and public intellectual having more than 20 published books on his literary and academic account. He delivers lectures and conducts academic trainings in Universities and public spaces across the country and abroad on political philosophy/theories, democratic federalism, federal history of British India and Pakistan, Tasawwuf, political Islam and pure literature. He has been delivering lectures and trainings to Parliamentarians, politcal cadres, civil servants and academia in Pakistan since 2004. He serves as a resource person with many national educational institutions, international think tanks based in Pakistan and South Asia. As a visiting scholar he delivers lectures on federalism at National Institute of Management (NIM) to the batches of senior civil servants from across the country. He was awarded 5-month academic democracy fellowship in Washigton DC in 2008-9. He represented south Asian and did research fellowship in European Parliament in 2004 on European federalism. He has been conducting research and writing critical studies on curriculum reforms and text books in Pakistan. In 2022 he conducted review and critical analysis of curriculum and textbooks as an independent consultant by UNESCO Pakistan on “ Integrating Culture and Heritage in Curriculum and Textbooks in Sindh, Pakistan”, which was widely appreciated and acknowledged by the UNESCO and Government institutions as well as civil society and academia. He has worked with higher educational institutions on educational reforms, policy frameworks and setting strategic outlines as an academic scholar and expert. His books and research papers are included in curriculum in higher education in many Universities in Pakistan federalism and literary criticism. He is a widely travelled scholar, author and researcher. 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 Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 1:30 Sindh Rawadari March 6:50 Religious Organizations were against the creation of Pakistan 10:00 Federalism and the Creation of Pakistan 15:15 Was Pakistan created as an Islamic Country? 20:00 Was Pakistan created through the Assemblies? 25:00 Constitution, Federation and Religious Parties 35:27 PMLN and PPP 40:00 Separating Karachi from Sindh 50:00 Imposition of Identity and the Urdu Language 1:01:00 Languages are dying in Pakistan 1:04:56 Interfaith Harmony and the Sindhi Language 1:12:40 Culture and Demography of Karachi 1:23:00 Sindh vs One Unit 1:32:30 NFC Award 1:35:00 Audience Questions 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

Has Martial Law been imposed 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 Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC44l9XMwecN5nSgIF2Dvivg/join Chapters: 0:00 Chief Extension 3:00 From PDM's perspective and Limiting the powers of the Supreme Court 7:07 Nobody wants Constitutional Supremacy 10:00 PDM giving Extensions and consequences of Extensions 14:21 Youthtubers lies 17:13 Were deals offered to Imran Khan? 24:20 26th Constitutional Amendment, Seniority Principle and Trichotomy of Powers 31:00 PTI knows red lines; how Pakistan slipped into fascism 36:32 We've made videos on real issues and Independent Voices 38:10 PTI weakened democracy in Pakistan 41:43 Our last 5 years 48:00 Ye sab mil kar humayn bana rahay hain 50:30 No more political current affairs on TPE

Dr. Azra Ahsan comes on The Pakistan Experience to explore critical topics in gynecology, family planning, and women’s health. She also answers all your most important questions. Dr. Azra Ahsan, a distinguished graduate of Dow Medical College, Karachi, brings extensive global experience to her role as an obstetrician and gynecologist at ‘New Beginnings’ hospital. With postgraduate training and Fellowship from the Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists (RCOG), UK, she has worked across the UK, North Africa, the Middle East, and Pakistan, gaining rich expertise. Passionate about public health, Dr. Ahsan has been instrumental in implementing key reproductive health initiatives through the National Committee for Maternal and Neonatal Health (NCMNH) and the Association for Mothers and Newborns (AMAN). As Vice President of NCMNH and President of AMAN, she has spearheaded crucial projects, including introducing Post Abortion Care (PAC) technologies in Pakistan and leading the Post Partum Family Planning (PPFP) initiative, proving the safety and effectiveness of the Post Partum Intrauterine Contraceptive Device (PPIUCD). Her contributions include developing the EmONC manual in both Urdu and English, reviewing Verbal Autopsy Questionnaires for Pakistan’s Maternal Mortality Survey, and serving on various national steering committees and task forces. She is a member of the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Pakistan (SOGP) and an honorary member of the Midwifery Association of Pakistan (MAP). Currently, she is the Vice Chair of the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO). Report https://knowledgecommons.popcouncil.org/topics_safe-abortion-pac/2/ Policy Brief: https://knowledgecommons.popcouncil.org/topics_safe-abortion-pac/1/ 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 Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 2:30 Social Stigma around Abortion 6:00 Married couples mostly get abortions 10:30 Post Abortion Care and Misoprostol 16:39 Teaching girls about Periods 20:50 Condoms, Contraceptives and IUDs 27:00 Islamic and Legal view of Abortion 31:00 Birth Spacing and Family Planning 37:49 Attitudes about Women in Pakistan 41:40 Audience Questions 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

Dr. Shahram Azhar comes back on TPE to discuss Donald Trump's Victory, The Democratic Party's abandonment of the Working Class, The Death of Liberalism and Capitalism. 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 0:39 Initial Takeaway from Trump's victory 3:17 Working Class Issues 12:00 Class Politics, Liberalism and Systematic Change 20:00 Two bad candidates and Democratic party's messaging 26:30 Liberalism and Identity Politics 38:00 Slavery, Debt Bondage and Capitalism 42:50 Failure of the American Media 47:17 Lesson for the Pakistan Establishment 53:37 Why should we care about American Elections? 58:23 Audience Questions

Uzair Younus ocmes back on TPE do discuss the US Elections, and its impact on Pakistan. Chapters 0:00 Introduction 2:26 Will Trump release Imran Khan? 9:05 Is America propping up the Pakistan Government? 13:13 What will decide the US Elections 19:00 Racism in America, Deportation and Fear mongering 26:26 Muslim Americans, Xenophobia and Palestine 36:30 Pakistani American vote bank and the Economic Argument 46:04 Is Trump anti-war? 51:00 America-China relations and Taiwan 56:00 Ukraine and the Military-Industrial Complex 1:03:00 Pakistan lobbying in the US 1:08:28 American Elections impact on India 1:12:45 Stable Instability in Pakistan 1:17:00 Are PTI leaders betraying Imran Khan? 1:21:15 PTI should have voted for the 26th Amendment 1:23:20 PTI's narrative 1:28:00 Imran Khan, Brainwashing and Self-perpetuating narratives 1:37:00 Why people love Imran Khan 1:41:30 Mr. McMahon Documentary, MAGA and Toxic Masculinity 1:44:50 Joe Rogan Podcast with Trump 1:47:00 AI, Notebook LM and ChatGPT 1:51:30 Sympathy for PTI Supporters 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

Today we look at the life, career and legacy of Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa. 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 2:10 Early Career and refusing PCO 3:35 Chief Justice Balochistan and Memogate 6:10 Justice Khwaja Sharif Commission 7:20 Hazara killings Suo Moto and Baloch killings Suo Moto 9:00 2016 Quetta Massacre Commission 10:15 NAB vs Hudaibiya Mills 12:43 QFI opposed Military Trials 13:30 Imran Khan and Polarization 17:01 Qazi Faez Isa's Philosophy 20:46 Monal Case 21:36 Faizabad Commission Judgment 23:30 Military Hounding Qazi Faez Isa 24:50 Why officers get plots? 29:00 Umar Ata Bandial's tenure and 63-A 32:00 Qazi Faez Isa's legal philosophy 36:43 Qazi Faez Isa becomes Chief Justice of Pakistan 38:00 Propaganda against Qazi Faez Isa 38:52 Qazi Faez Isa did not do enough for the Baloch cause 41:20 Military Establishment strengthened under QFI 43:00 Opening the Supreme Court to the media 44:36 Supreme Court Practice and Procedures Act 48:22 Mazhar Ali Naqvi and a divided Supreme Court 50:30 Qazi Faez Isa's important cases 51:50 Bat Symbol Judgment 57:23 QFI should not have sat in PTI's cases 59:30 Supreme Court did not do enough on May 9 and February 8 1:01:30 Reserved Seats Judgment 1:05:48 Mansoor Ali Shah's letter 1:08:00 26th Constitutional Amendment 1:09:51 Mubarak Sani Case 1:12:00 Donuts 1:13:41 Qazi Faez Isa's legacy

Saif Samejo is a musician and founder, lead vocalist and songwriter of the Pakistani Sufi folk band The Sketches. Saif Samejo comes on The Pakistan Experience for a detailed discussion on Sindhu Culture, Rawadari, Sufism, Music, Sindhi Poetry, Religious Extremism, the Rawadari March and Folk Stories of 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 Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC44l9XMwecN5nSgIF2Dvivg/join Chapters: 0:00 Trailer 2:50 Introduction and Namaste 4:42 Sindh Rawadari March 12:53 Sindh vs Religious Extremism 19:24 Actions of Sindh Police 21:40 PPP, TLP and Religious Extremism 28:56 Sindh kee Saqafat and Sindhu Culture 33:30 Daarya-e-Sindh and Water management 45:22 Sindh ka Sufi Khayal 52:54 Bulleh Shah ka Punjab 56:14 Zia ul Haq tried to suppress local languages 1:02:00 Indigenous Cultures and Languages 1:05:30 Shehzad's severed connection with Sindh 1:13:00 Language Politics in Pakistan 1:15:20 Saif Samejo, Music and Singing in Sindhi 1:23:00 Learning from other Sindhi villages and Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai 1:25:25 The Story of Moomal Rano 1:29:33 - Story of Sohni Mahiwal 1:38:50 Sindhi Shayaree 1:45:00 Audience Questions