The Pakistan Experience

Arifa Noor is a Journalist, Writer and the host of Newswise on Dawn News. Arifa comes on The Pakistan Experience to discuss Electoral Politics, Constituency Politics, Election Analysis, Journalism, TV, Mainstream Media, Social Media and Data. 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 Electoral Politics and Punjab-centric Analysis 10:05 Constituency Politics and Imran Khan 19:30 Control on Media and Social Media 26:20 Failures of Mainstream TV 44:30 Audience Questions

Rafiullah Kakar comes back on The Pakistan Experience to discuss why Governments fail in Pakistan. On this deep dive episode, we discuss Balochistan, Mahrang Baloch, The Elections, Why Governments Fail in Pakistan, Service Delivery, Education and more. Rafiullah Kakar is a Public policy and development specialist from Balochistan. 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 Mahrang Baloch's Protest and Baloch separatism 12:04 Balochistan Elections 14:30 Why Governments fail at service delivery 25:00 Conflict, Interference, Governance and Demands of People 44:00 Pakistan's Education Crisis unpacked 1:16:00 Conclusion

Pakistan Lost is a series of audio essays on history exploring the choices that were made that impacted millions of people for decades to come. The first episode of the series explores the changing of the text of the Lahore Resolution and how that impacted the entire idea of Pakistan for decades to come.

Fasi Zaka and Mosharraf Zaidi come on The Pakistan Experience to unpack Pakistan - What is Pakistan? On this episode, we disuss the beginning of How to Pakistan, Anwar ul Haq Kakkar, Afghan Refugees, Education in Pakistan, Public Policy, Conspiracy Theories, Social Media and Iran nay kyon missile mara Fasi Zaka is a Pakistani political commentator, columnist, radio talk show host, and television anchor. Mosharraf Zaidi is the Founder and CEO of Tabad Lab. Mosharraf Zaidi has over two decades of experience in analysing and shaping policy in complex political environments. He has spearheaded research, analysis and delivery for a wide array of reform interventions in Pakistan and Afghanistan as well as in the South Asia region. His work intersects political economy, strategic communications and change management. 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 and How How to Pakistan Started 4:30 What is Pakistan and the entertaining Anwar Kakkar 11:51 Difficulties in Pakistan 22:00 Afghan Refugees 24:30 Education in Pakistan and Pakistanis being self critical 35:30 Iran nay kyon missile mara 39:00 Conspiracy Theories and Engaging on Social Media 49:00 Israel, Palestine and Behavioural Science 1:03:00 Audience Questions

Absa Komal is a Journalist and the host of News Eye with Absa Komal. Absa Komal comes on The Pakistan Experience to discuss The 2024 Elections, Media Coverage of the Election, Fake News on Social Media, Nawaz Sharif, Salman Akram Raja vs Aun Chaudhry, Ali Amin Gandapur, Election Campaigns and rigging in the elections. How many seats were stolen from PTI? Did Media Channels misreport? Can PTI Independents be bought? Find out this and more on this week's episode of The Pakistan Experience. 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 1:00 Kitni hera pheri huee hay elections mai? 4:22 Analysis of Elections on Mainstream Media 12:52 PTI Supporters came out against the System 22:38 PML-N's loss and rigging in the election 40:38 Social Media Coverage of the Election 45:30 Geo and Dawn ki coverage of the Election 54:25 Constituency Politics and Individuals in Elections 1:01:00 PML-N ki election campaign 1:06:00 2018 vs 2024 Elections and Violence against PTI 1:21:00 Media bias of Journalists and Attacking Journalists 1:25:00 Misogyny in Politics and Media Campaigns of Political Parties 1:41:22 What will happen now? Establishment ka role kya hoga? 1:54:00 PDM Government ki mix plate

Asad Toor is a journalist and a vlogger, famous for his Youtube channel Asad Toor Uncensored. Asad Toor comes on The Pakistan Experience to discuss The Establishment, The Cases Against Imran Khan, Qazi Faez Isa, The Supreme Court, Journalism, Memes and more. Did the Establishment collude to make the cases against Imran Khan? Is Qazi Faez Isa working with the Establishment? Have Journalists sold out in Pakistan? Find out this and more on this week's episode of The Pakistan Experience. 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 Qazi Faez Isa, Supreme Court and PTI 26:00 Establishment controlling everything 37:21 Journalists Selling Out and state of Journalism on TV 1:06:33 Memes 1:10:20 Asad Toor's vlog on the Shaikh Rashid Interview with Muneeb Farooq 1:12:22 Asad Toor's petition before the Supreme Court and Establishment Fear 1:19:18 Criticizing Journalists and Friends 1:27:50 Audience Questions

Jibran Nasir is an Activist, Politician and Lawyer, he is running as an independent candidate in the 2024 Elections. Jibran Nasir comes back on The Pakistan Experience to discuss Karachi, his election campaign and the cases against Imran Khan. On this deep dive podcast, Jibran Nasir goes into the details of the Naazim Jokhio case, we also discuss the Karachi rains, the Iddat judgment, the Real Estate Mafia, Democracy, the Establishment, Politics, Fake Media Campaigns, Qazi Faez Isa, Supreme Court Judgments and his abduction. What should people vote for Jibran Nasir? How to strengthen democracy? Who is to blame for Karachi drowning? Find out this and more on this week's episode of The Pakistan Experience. 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 1:00 Karachi, Rains, Drainage and DHA Elite 13:14 The Nazim Jokhio case 24:18 Mainstream parties and who should people vote for 32:33 How to strengthen democracy in Pakistan 42:27 How to reduce the role of the Establishment and Hybrid Regimes 1:03:00 Using people's suffering for political point scoring 1:08:30 Why vote for Jibran Nasir 1:25:00 Iddat case judgment and cases against Imran Khan 1:35:14 PTI Fake Media Campaigns and responding to PTI supporters 1:46:44 Constituency Politics and Jibran Nasir's work 1:49:00 Jibran Nasir's abduction 1:55:30 Audience Questions 2:03:10 Supreme Court's judgment on the 'Bat' Symbol 2:16:00 Back to Audience Questions

One of Pakistan's top journalists Talat Hussain comes on The Pakistan Experience for a fiery discussion on the role of the Establishment in Politics, the cases against Imran Khan and Elections 2024. On this deep dive podcast, we discuss Journalism, 9th May, Supreme Court's decision, Editorial Policy and more. Is Talat Hussain pro Establishment now? Was the Supreme Court right to take away the bat symbol from PTI? Are the elections a selection? Find out this and more on this week's episode of The Pakistan Experience. 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 0:00 Introduction 1:30 Is Talat Hussain Pro-Establishment? 7:42 The cases against Imran Khan 13:58 Establishment's interference in politics and the Imran khan project 18:00 9th May 25:40 Extension and COAS Appointment 30:55 Are the elections a selection 38:22 Supreme Court's decision on the PTI bat Symbol 44:00 Cases against Imran Khan 54:20 How to report on the Establishment 1:10:00 Journalism, News and Editorial Policy 1:23:45 Why Establishment removed Talat Hussain 1:30:33 Audience Questions

Aasim Sajjad Akhtar comes back on The Pakistan Experience to break down electoral politics and discuss what a Revolution will look like. On this deep dive podcast, we discuss Voters, the Politics of Mainstream Parties, Digitization, Elite Status Quo, Uniting Dissenting Voices, Nationalization, Left vs Right Politics and Elections. Aasim Sajjad Akhtar is a teacher, left wing politician and columnist based in Pakistan. Akhtar is associate professor of political economy at Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan. He is deputy general secretary of Awami Workers Party. 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 2:00 Electoral Politics and Understanding Voters 12:37 How Progressives and the Left can impact Politics 19:17 Politics of Mainstream Parties in Pakistan 31:50 PTI Supporters and Digitization 38:50 What does a Revolution look like and Elite Status Quo 46:54 How to unite all these dissenting voices 1:04:30 What does a New System Look Like 1:09:00 Nationalization 1:16:00 Left vs Right Politics and Global Trends 1:29:00 Audience Questions

Mariam Goraya, Sajeer Shaikh, Maria Amir, Tazeen Javed and Shana from Her Kajal Won't Smudge join us to discuss feminine rage, trauma, sadness, Aurat March, the experience of being a woman in Pakistan 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