The Pakistan Experience

Qaiser Ali is the Director Programming and Director Digital and Marketing strategist at Green TV and the Owner of Q-Links, Pakistan's biggest Post-Production House and Nashpati Prime, which launched TBH with Tabish Hashmi. Qaiser Ali comes on The Pakistan Experience to discuss the vision of Green TV, how they make dramas, his philosophy on content, Nashpati Prime, how TBH started, and how Green TV Entertainment will revolutionize content. Why aren't Netflix and Amazon coming to Pakistan? What is the philosophy behind Green Entertainment? How was TBH started? 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 What is the philosophy of Green TV Entertainment 12:00 The Creative Process 19:00 Making a Pakistani Brand Premium 27:30 Communication, Content and Social Issues 31:00 The Financial Model of Green 36:00 Content Strategy and Pipeline 46:00 TV and Digital Audiences 51:00 Eagle's Nest 57:45 The story of TBH 1:06:30 Ideas and Intellectual Property 1:10:30 Formulas, OTT, Netflix and Amazon

Historian, Academic, and Activist Ammar Ali Jan discusses how the Pakistani state rules by fear and explores topics such as fascism, colonialism, the failings of democracy, political engineering, and ground realities in Pakistan.

Ahmad Rafay Alam is an environmental lawyer and Yale World Fellow. He has served as the Chairman Lahore Electric Supply Company and Lahore Waste Management Company. Rafay Alam comes on the podcast to discuss Climate Change, Floods, RUDA and Pakistan's case at COP 27. Are we past the tipping point? Do politicians care about the Environment? Will Pakistan survive the Climate Catostrophe? 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 Global Warming 5:00 Tipping Point of Climate Change 6:30 Methane and the Meat Industry 9:00 Capitalism and Climate Change 12:00 Environment and our Stories 15:00 Floods are a man made Disaster 18:30 The Hubris of Man, Colonialism and the Labour Class 26:45 Lahore Canal Conservation 28:24 Intensification of Monsoons and Heat Waves 30:00 Development at the expense of the Environment 33:20 Pakistan’s case at COP 27 39:00 The role of the USA 41:30 Fossil Fuels, Renewable and Non-Renewable Energy 44:30 Nuclear 46:00 Water Scarcity 51:00 Water and Provinces 55:00 Indus Water Treaty 57:30 Special Investment Zones, CPEC and Corporate Farming 1:07:00 Chief Justices 1:10:30 Lawyers Movement 1:13:30 RUDA and Ravi 1:24:50 AQI Air Quality Index 1:31:00 Audience Questions

Dr. Faisal Bari is an economist with over twenty years of research/teaching experience in the areas of economics of education, social protection, industrial organization and economic development. He is an associate professor of economics at the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS), Lahore, Pakistan, where his areas of teaching and research relate to the economics of education, inclusive education, philosophy of education, microeconomics, game theory and industrial organization. He was also the Dean for the School of Education at LUMS (2020-2023). He is a Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Development and Economic Alternatives (IDEAS). Previous to this, Dr. Bari was CEO for IDEAS (2015-2020), Executive Director for Mahbub ul Haq Human Development Centre (2004-2006), and Visiting Assistant Professor of economics at Yale University, New Haven (2000-2001). A former Rhodes Scholar (Pakistan-1988), Dr. Bari has a BA (honours) from Oxford, and a doctorate from McGill University. His research has been published in numerous journals/books. He is a regular columnist for the daily Dawn, 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 Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 1:30 Single National Curriculum 9:30 Education Emergency: Rethinking Education 15:30 How did Bangladesh increase literacy 19:30 Schools in low-income housing 25:30 Public Sector Education 29:30 Quality of Education and Exams 34:00 Quality Teachers 37:30 Madrassa Education 41:00 Edtech 46:30 What is Education and Languages 56:30 Teaching Methodologies 1:06:00 Audience Questions

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

Dr. Umar Saif comes back on The Pakistan Experience to discuss the Start-up Space in India and Pakistan, on this deep dive podcast we discuss what a Billion Dollar Start up Idea looks like, how Agritech can revolutionize Pakistan, what makes Start-ups investable, what are some red flags for investors, the history of Pakistani politics, and how the Indian IT industry grew. Umar Saif is a Pakistani computer scientist and academic. He is the founder and CEO of aiSight.ai, Chief Digital Officer of the Jang Group and CEO of Khudi Ventures. He is also serving as an advisor to the United Nations Development Programme 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 Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 1:00 Umar Saif coming on The Pakistan Experience 4:00 Why there is no Start up Boom in Pakistan 8:00 How the Indian IT Industry grew 10:30 Skills and IT Training and Capacity Building 18:30 Using Technology and IT in Agriculture 32:00 Dil ka Rishta 33:30 Government helping small farmers and farmer cooperatives 37:00 History of Pakistani Politics 47:00 Skype and Estonia 50:30 How to bring a digital revolution in Pakistan and Start up Waves 57:00 What makes Start ups uninvestable 1:08:00 What is stopping an IT Revolution in Pakistan 1:12:30 Incentive for Government to invest in E-Commerce 1:14:00 Fund of Funds 1:17:00 Start up Valuations 1:19:00 What does a Billion Dollar look like? 1:21:40 Start up Red Flags 1:28:00 Audience Questions

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

Kya Pakistan mai log Azaad hayn? Pakistan kis kay liye bana tha? Discussing the history of Elite Capture in Pakistan, and the existence of two Pakistans, one for the elite and one for the 24 crore Pakistanis who are still not free! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZnZ2cQXCu4 A must watch this 14th August 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

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

Faisal Warraich is a Storyteller who runs Pakistan's most popular Youtube channel on Politics and History, "Dekho Suno Jano". Faisal Warraich comes on The Pakistan Experience to discus the History of Pakistan, from Partition to the Afghan Jihad, and the current political crisis. On this episode, we also discuss Faisal Warraich's personal journey from wanting to go to Afghanistan, to reading books and launching 'Dekho Suno Jano'. Was the creation of Pakistan part of the Great Game? Did Nehru want Pakistan to be created? Did Russia want to invade Pakistan? Is there any hope in the Pakistani system? 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 2:00 Developing an interest in History 6:00 1857 and the Partition Movement 11:30 Aligarh Movement and the British plan 16:00 Muslim League and Partition 21:00 Great Game and the Garrison State 27:30 Jinnah and Gandhi 30:30 Indus History and Nation Building after Partition 45:00 Why couldn’t Pakistan be a Nation of Nations 49:00 Russia, Afghanistan and Pakistan 51:30 United States, Nehru and Pakistan 1:00:00 Establishment, the Youth and Narrative Forming in Pakistan 1:08:45 Faisal Warraich’s fascination with Afghanistan and Jehad 1:17:00 Faisal Warraich’s childhood and the books he read 1:26:00 Why did Faisal Warraich start Dekho Suno Jaano 1:31:30 Finding the “truth” in History 1:41:30 Kabhi “phone” aya hay Faisal Warraich ko? 1:43:30 Audience Questions