The Pakistan Experience

Jarrod Kimber is a cricket analyst and writer. Jarrod comes on TPE to discuss Babar Azam, the Captaincy, Coaching and everything that is wrong with Pakistan Cricket. 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 Is Babar Azam a legend or a failure? 2:21 Babar Azam leaving the captaincy 4:10 What's wrong with Pakistan Cricket 22:30 Pakistan's T20 Identity and Fielding 31:10 Is the solution more First Class Cricket? 34:25 Audience Questions

Ali Abdullah is one of the leading Stand-up comedians of Pakistan. Ali Abdullah comes back on The Pakistan Experience for one of our most fun episodes of the podcast. On this episode we discuss Karachi, Mohajirs, MQM, Szabist, Stand-up Comedy, Courier stories, shapatar boys, 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 2:50 MBA, Szabist and Zainab Market 9:57 Chaddiyan, Akcent and Askari Tshirt 14:00 Syeds, Durranis and Mohajir 22:20 Labour, Ghareeb aur Courier Stories 34:00 Pakistan's debt crisis and Parade 39:00 Dajjal joke, Offended people and CNG Cuore 43:00 Punjab kee schemes, Brain Drain and Guilt 51:00 Karachi kay roads and car troubles 56:49 Shapataar Biker Boys and Paiso ka Nasha 1:04:00 Polio kay katray and Abbottabad 1:08:20 MQM and days of Altaf Hussain 1:19:00 Log ja rahay hain Pakistan mai and Dunki 1:23:00 Xenophobia and blaming everything on immigrants 1:26:10 Dream Bazaar and Karachi 1:30:00 Audience Questions

Today on TPE we bust 6 myths about Israel. 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 5:00 Myth 1:It started on October 7th 12:10 Myth 2: What Israel is doing is not apartheid 19:24 Myth 3: Promised Land 28:10 Myth 4: There was no Palestine 30:30 Myth 5: Arabs like to bomb 33:00 Myth 5: Israel accepted the UN Plan

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

Reichstag fire and the Enabling Act - Germany's 9th May and How Hitler look power. Episode 6 of our new series, "Adolf, Hitler Kaisay Bana?" looks at if Hiter's rise is a failure of democracy. Watch all the episodes of "Adolf, Hitler Kaisay Bana?": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvSO9nH1jLM&list=PLlQZ9NZnjq5qlWH3MB8t8HY1x_4Z0eT6v 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

Why do people vote for PPP? Today on TPE we look at the history of Sindh and PPP. 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 Am I a Jiyala? 1:30 Kyon Bhutto Zinda hay 12:00 Jin ki 2022 mai aankhain khuli hay 16:48 History of marginalization of Sindh 24:50 Birth of PPP 29:23 1970 elections and military vs PPP 32:30 Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto's murder and his policies 38:30 Movement for the Restoration of Democracy 40:24 Is PPP just a Sindhi party? 43:40 PPP represented democracy and the 1990s 48:30 Benazir Bhutto's murder, Asif Ali Zardari's PPP and Feudals 56:40 PPP co-opting Sindhi Nationalism and Floods 1:04:08 Do I support PPP? 1:06:42 PPP's Policies

Natalia Gul is a Dj, Stand-up comedian and head of event company, The Jungle Pk. 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 Natalia's Accident Story, Sastay Nashay and Dirty Washrooms 22:30 Shaadi, Scams and Making Money 32:30 Advertisements, PTV and Stand up Comedy 40:30 People commenting online 48:15 How Natalia got into dj-ing and Rave Culture 55:50 LSD, Psychedelics and People being unhappy 1:02:36 Be whoever you want to be and Ego Death 1:09:00 Shroom Trips 1:15:30 Poverty in Pakistan 1:18:30 How to be positive and love 1:21:00 Learning to make relationships work 1:30:00 Boys Sleepover, Tamasha and Too Hot to Handle 1:36:52 Audience Questions and the power dynamics of Comedy

Today on TPE we discuss the murder of Dr. Shahnawaz, the blasphemy campaign against Mufti Tariq Masood, Sindh fighting back against extremism and Qazi Faez Isa's donuts. 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 Culture of Silence 1:30 Jacobabad incident vs Kolkata incident 4:30 Mob Lynchistan 6:30 Campaign against Mufti Tariq Masood 11:15 Dr Shahnawaz Incident 15:00 Pakistan State Ideology, TLP and Historic culture of Sindh 28:30 Sindh fighting back against extremism 38:40 Sindh's history of Resistance

Barrister Salahuddin Ahmed comes back on The Pakistan Experience to unpack and explain the proposed Constitutional Amendments. 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 Proposed Constitutional Amendments and Abolishing the Supreme Court 8:20 Difference with Practice and Procedures Act 11:50 Independence and Separation of the Judiciary, and Parliamentary Oversight 20:00 Formation of Constitutional Courts and Comparison with France and Germany 40:05 National Security ka mamla hai 41:26 Transfer of High Court judges 43:03 Can Constitutional Amendments be challenged? 53:30 Government and Judiciary headed for a collision? 56:00 Qazi Faez Isa's intentions 1:00:00 Amendments brought by military dictators and the Lawyers Movement 1:08:30 Presidential System 1:14:10 Audience Questions

Shehzad Ghias, a prominent commentator on Pakistan's political landscape, dives deep into the country's democratic decline from 2017 to 2024. He discusses the rise of undemocratic forces post-2013 and the implications of the hybrid regime on civil governance. With insights on the military's influence and the chaotic 2018 elections, Ghias highlights the urgent need for strategic planning to protect democracy. The conversation also reflects on the mental toll of navigating sensitive political discourse in today's climate and the pressing concerns of lawlessness.