

The Pakistan Experience
The Pakistan Experience
The Pakistan Experience is a podcast looking to tell stories about Pakistan, and Pakistanis, through the lost art of conversations.
https://www.youtube.com/c/ThePakistanExperience
Also available on Spotify, Google Podcasts and Apple Podcasts.
Hosted by Shehzad Ghias Shaikh
https://www.youtube.com/c/ThePakistanExperience
Also available on Spotify, Google Podcasts and Apple Podcasts.
Hosted by Shehzad Ghias Shaikh
Episodes
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Aug 13, 2024 • 1h 57min
Forced Conversions and Minority Rights March - Pastor GHazala and Bhevish Kumar - #TPE 379
Pastor Ghazala Shafique and Bhevish Kumar come on The Pakistan Experience to discuss the Blasphemy Law, Forced Conversions, Hate against Hindus, Girls being picked up, Jarawala, The Constitution and the Minority Rights March.
Bhevish Kumar is a minority rights activist & and founding member of Pakistan’s first-ever Minority Rights March.
Pastor Ghazala Shafique is a registered pastor, human rights activist, and one of the organisers for both Aurat March and Minority Rights March. She is also the founder for the first Church of Eunuchs in Pakistan and also works to fight against forced conversions and underage marriages.
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The Pakistan Experience is an independently produced podcast looking to tell stories about Pakistan through conversations.
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To support the channel:
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https://www.facebook.com/thepakistanexperience
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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 Introduction
1:00 First Demand of the Minority Rights March and Misuse of the Blasphemy Law
17:30 Hate against Hindus in Pakistan
31:00 Karachi, Religious Minorities and Minority Spaces in Pakistan
38:40 The word Hindu and Religious Conversions in Pakistan
42:20 Girls being picked abducted in Pakistan and the Priya Kumari case
1:07:20 Fight for Identity, Constitution and Minority Rights March
1:21:00 Babbar Sattar's Judgment and CII
1:23:30 Jarawala
1:44:00 Audience Questions

Aug 12, 2024 • 2min
Breaking News: Why was Faiz Hameed arrested? - Former DG ISI taken into military custody
Breaking News: Why was Faiz Hameed arrested? - Former DG ISI taken into military custody
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
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Aug 12, 2024 • 12min
One man against the world - How Arshad Nadeem won Gold at the Oylmpics - #TPE
One man against the world - How Arshad Nadeem won Gold at the Oylmpics - #TPE
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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
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Aug 7, 2024 • 1h 47min
How a Father got his Daughter back - The Real Story of Dua Zehra - Mehdi Ali Kazmi #TPE 378
Mehdi Ali Kazmi, the father of Dua Zehra, comes on The Pakistan Experience to tell the harrowing tale of how his daughter was kidnapped and how he managed to get her back home safely.
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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
Chapters:
0:00 Father of Dua Zehra and Parenting
5:30 Betiyan and Fatherhood
8:00 It started from PUBG
12:00 How did you find out Dua has been kidnapped?
14:30 How Dua Zehra was kidnapped
20:26 Sectarian Element
21:30 Performance of the Police
24:00 Role of the Media and Social Media
25:30 Age of Dua Zehra and Child Marriages
34:50 Interviews of Dua Zehra on TV and Youtube "Journalism"
45:00 What happened after the first court Judgment and going to Jibran Nasir
49:40 What made you not give up
54:00 The Legal Case and Custody of Dua Zehra
1:15:00 Interim Custody, Meeting Dua Zehra and the Custody Battle
1:22;00 Mental Health of Dua
1:30:44 Audience Questions

Aug 4, 2024 • 12min
The Imane Khelif Controversy at the Olympics - Is she a Man? Is she Trans? - #TPE
Breaking down the Imane Khelif Controversy at the Olympics.
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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

Aug 3, 2024 • 26min
DId Khuwaja Asif expose a deal between PML-N and General Faiz? How one appointment destroyed the country:
DId Khuwaja Asif expose a deal between PML-N and General Faiz?How one appointment destroyed the country:

Aug 2, 2024 • 1h 46min
The Glassworker, Anime and Studio Ghibli - Usman Riaz - #TPE 377
Co-Founder and Director of Mano Animation Studios, Usman Riaz, comes on The Pakistan Experience to discuss the journey of making Pakistan's first Hand Drawn 2D Animation Film, The Glassworker.
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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
Chapters
0:00 How does it feel to release the movie?
5:30 What made Usman choose Animation over Music
11:30 Storytelling, Art and What it means to be an Artist?
17:00 How the Glassworker came to be and Studio Ghibli
23:13 Music, Film Score and Disney
28:11 Animation Styles and Storytelling
43:00 Storyboarding an animation Film
52:52 Exposition, the Urdu Language and Translation
1:03:00 The Wind Rises
1:05:0 Audience Questions

Aug 1, 2024 • 1h 1min
Reflecting on the past 5 years and the future of The Pakistan Experience - Shehzad Ghias #TPE
Reflecting on the past 5 years and the future of The Pakistan Experience - Shehzad Ghias #TPE
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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
Chapters:
0:00 How the podcast started
5:45 What is happening with The Pakistan Experience and the Impact
16:00 Who am I? My journey and TPE
28:00 Pakistan is a dangerous country and Problems of doing TPE
38:00 Why people believe in Conspiracy Theories and Mainstream News
44:00 Being open to other perspectives
47:30 Is TPE ending - What is the future of the podcast?

Jul 27, 2024 • 2h 1min
Rumours about Shias, Moharram and Karbala - Syed Muhammad Kumail - #TPE 376
Syed Muhammad Kumail comes back on The Pakistan Experience to discuss Funny Rumours about the Shia Community in Pakistan, Misnomers about Muharram, Matam and the Story of Karbala.
Follow Kumail on @BhinPhysic
https://youtube.com/@BhinPhysic?si=pf6WW83TbiyzhumS
Join this channel to get access to perks:
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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
Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
1:30 Funny rumours about the Shia Community
3:14 Rumours about Shaam-e-Ghareeban
6:17 Jokes about Kumail and SGS
12:30 Propaganda against Shias and Sunnis
19:15 Rumours about spitting in Niaz and Haleem
30:55 How people believe in random propaganda
33:00 There were no Shias at the time of Karbala
38:00 Matam, Karbala, Iran and Palestine
45:00 ZulJanah
49:44 Hazrat Abbas (AS)’s story and Alam
57:30 Protest and Non Violent Movements
1:04:58 Yazeed vs Hazrat Zainab (RA)
1:13:00 Misnomers about Shias
1:21:00 More funny rumours about Shias
1:28:30 Importance of Conversations and Comedy
1:45:00 DHA and Kumail’s Coconut Story
1:55:00 Bin Physics

Jul 21, 2024 • 46min
Pakistan's Identity Crisis and Suppression of the Punjabi Identity - Adeel Afzal Part 2- #TPE 374
Writer, Actor and Content Creator Adeel Afzal comes back on the podcast to discuss Pakistan's Identity Crisis and the Pakistani Film Industry.
The Pakistan Experience is an independently produced podcast looking to tell stories about Pakistan through conversations.
Please consider supporting us on Patreon:
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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
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Chapters:
0:00 Pakistan's Identity Crisis and History
6:30 Idea of Pakistan
12:18 Pakistani Films
26:00 Hindus in Pakistan and Inclusivity in Lahore
29:50 War of Independence
34:50 Kashmir
41:10 Conclusion