

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 16, 2023 • 44min
Are people in Pakistan Free? - Freedom, Quaid-e-Azam and the Creation of the Pakistani Identity
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:
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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

Aug 14, 2023 • 41min
BREAKING NEWS: Pakistan Cypher Leaked - Was Imran Khan right about American Regime Change?
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 12, 2023 • 2h 1min
Jinnah, Nehru and the Great Game of Partition - Faisal Warraich - Dekho Suno Jano - #TPE 286
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

Aug 10, 2023 • 1h 8min
Live with Christian and Hindu Rights Activists - Pastor Ghazala and Bhevish Kumar - Minority March
A special live stream with Pastor Ghazala Shafique and Bhevish Kumar on Religious Minority Rights 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

Aug 6, 2023 • 1h 29min
The Indian History of the Pakistani Identity - Adeel Afzal - Actor/Writer - #TPE 285
Writer, Actor and Content Creator Adeel Afzal is comes back on the podcast to discuss the side of the Pakistani Identity we seldom like to discuss, from Bhagat Singh to Ranjit Singh, from Quaid e Azam to Nehru, from Balochistan to the Pakistan Project, on this deep dive podcast we get into the weeds of the Pakistani identity.
Why are we so afraid of our identity?
Who are these colonized babus who hate our DNA?
Why was Sir Syed awarded the title of Sir?
Watch 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
3:20 Indian Side of the Pakistani Identity
10:30 Who is scared of actual Pakistani History?
17:30 Balochistan
29:30 Hasan Nissar and Ganda DNA
34:00 Tipu Sultan, Indus and Hindus
40:00 Idea of Pakistan
44:30 Satire and Anwar Maqsood
48:00 Javed Chaudhry and Punjabiyo kee tehreek
55:00 Enforcing a singular Pakistani Identity
58:00 Babu Class and Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
1:07:50 Why do we not own Ranjit Singh?
1:14:17 Audience Questions

Aug 6, 2023 • 30min
Imran Khan ARRESTED again - Will another Prime Minister be Removed?
Imran Khan has been arrested in the Tosha Khana reference case - what will happen now?
Is this right? Is this legal?
Why does this happen to every civilian Prime Minister 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

Aug 5, 2023 • 58min
Imran Khan, The Establishment and the Death of Democracy in Pakistan - Raza Rumi - #TPE 284
Raza Rumi comes on The Pakistan Experience with bombshell revelations,
What will happen to Imran Khan?
What was the plan on 9th May?
Is this the end of Democracy in Pakistan?
Will PML-N sweep Punjab?
Find out this and more on this week's episode of The Pakistan Experience.
Raza Ahmad Rumi is a Pakistani policy analyst, journalist who Is the editor of Pakistan's English-language daily Daily Times and chief editor of the online media platforms Naya Daur Media and partner site New Wave Media.
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
2:20 Post Imran Khan Reality
6:00 Establishment fighting over the Pie
10:30 Standing with PDM vs PTI
14:30 Fighting Populism around the world
17:40 There is no Economic Plan
20:30 Military controlling everything
29:00 Blaming the politicians
34:45 New Political Reality post 9th May
43:30 Audience Questions

Jul 31, 2023 • 1h 25min
Titan Submersible, Feminism and Desi Crushes - Live with Tamkenat and Mariam - TPE Live XIV
A special live stream with Mariam Shafqat and Tamkenat Mansoor celebrating 4 years of The Pakistan Experience!
This is the return of Bachodiyan you have all been waiting for.
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

Jul 29, 2023 • 1h 51min
What Economists get wrong - Taimur Rahman on the Left's Economic Alternative - #TPE 283
Taimur Rahman is a Pakistani college professor, political activist and musician who is the Secretary-General of the Mazdoor Kisan Party, formerly Communist Mazdoor Kissan Party. He is the lead guitarist and spokesperson for the progressive music band Laal.
Dr. Taimur Rahman comes back on The Pakistan Experience to discuss the Left's Economic Alternatives, the shortfalls of Neoliberal Economic theory, Privatization, Bhutto's Nationalization, and why the Left in Pakistan doesn't unite.
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/ThePakistanExp1https://www.facebook.com/thepakistanexperiencehttps://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 Is IMF Pakistan’s only option?
5:15 is IMF nefarious?
13:00 Dollars, Exports and Trade Competitive
21:00 IMF Directing Pakistan’s Policy
29:30 Establishment controlling policy
36:00 Bhutto’s Nationalization
42:00 Privatisation and Questioning the Free Market Economy
52:00 Private Banks, State Bank and Lending
1:02:00 Private Enterprise vs State Production
1:13:30 Privatisation of PIA
1:17:50 Audience Questions
1:24:00 Divisions in the Left in Pakistan
1:37:00 Imran Khan and Neo-colonial state
1:38:00 Identity Politics
1:40:30 Q and A

Jul 23, 2023 • 1h 54min
Full UNCENSORED Podcast with Engineer Muhammad Ali Mirza on Islam, Pakistan and Blasphemy #TPE 282
Full Uncensored version of the podcast with Engineer Muhammad Ali Mirza.
Engineer Muhammad Ali Mirza is one of Pakistan's most popular Islamic scholars and commentators. @EngineerMuhammadAliMirzaClips
Engineer Mirza comes on the podcast for a comprehensive discussion on Islam, Pakistan and Politics, he answers all your questions about him, his work and Islam. On this deep dive podcast, we discuss Domestic Violence, Womens Rights, Blasphemy Law, TLP, Firqawariat, the authenticity of Ahadith, Islamic Jurisprudence, Divorce, Nikah, Hijab 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/ThePakistanExp1https://www.facebook.com/thepakistanexperiencehttps://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 Translation vs Interpretation Debate
7:48 Gendered Language
11:20 Surah Al-Nisa and Domestic Violence
16:18 Marital R*pe
18:38 Divorce
23:10 Abrogation Principle
27:40 4 Witnesses for Zina
29:58 Invasion of Privacy
31:00 Weak vs Authentic Ahadith
37:24 Blasphemy Law
47:45 Democracy in Islam
49:50 Ishq-e-Mijazi in Sufism
51:30 Nikkah and Zina
53:20 Areas of non-expertise
55:30 The State-Clergy Nexus
58:00 Moulvis who are wrong numbers and Takabur
1:02:30 Islamic Touch Politics
1:11:10 Aurat kee kamayee haram hay?
1:12:00 Is Hijab Compulsory?
1:15:30 Children in Madrassas
1:20:00 People making money on Youtube using Islam
1:23:00 Malik Riaz
1:27:50 Interest in Banking
1:30:10 Shia Hatred
1:33:00 Faith, Belief and Science
1:38:30 Being Friends with Jews and Christians
1:41:00 Did the Establishment launch Engineer Muhammad Ali Mirza
1:46:45 Free will vs Pre Destiny