The Pakistan Experience

Ali Haider Zaidi is thePresident of PTI Sindh and the former Federal Minister of Maritime Affairs.  Ali Zaidi comes on a fiery episode of The Pakistan Experience to discuss KPT, the attack on the DC office, the Karachi Elections, the Cypher, Anti-American and Anti-Establishment Politics, the Karachi Elections, the future of PTI, Chaudhary Pervaiz Elahi, Jail Bharo and General Bajwa.  Has PTI lost Karachi?  Why is Imran Khan not going to jail himself?  Is this the end of PTI's Anti-Americanism?  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 0:44 The ideals of PTI, President Pervez Elahi, and the attack on the DC office 13:10 #JailBharo, NAB, LNG Case 21:15 PTI’s economic promises, Ali Zaidi’s Maritime Affairs & clarity on allegations  33:52 Money in politics, Zaidi’s bankruptcy and recovery, Broadsheet 40:14 Malik Riaz, Arif Naqvi and IK and PTI’s alleged corruption 50:54 Zaidi’s nickname & bowling out Viv Richards 53:38 End of PTI’s anti-US narrative, the cypher, Gen Bajwa and regime change conspiracy 1:00:14 PTI’s relationship with the establishment, missing persons, the loss in Karachi  1:18:50 Audience Questions

Dr. Rosita Armytage is the author of Big Capital in an Unequal World: The Micropolitics of Wealth in Pakistan.   Dr. Rosita Armytage comes on the podcast to show the elite in Pakistan functions, from gifts to favours, form legalizing their businesses to Government subsidies, Dr. Rosita shows how the elite nexus in Pakistan is a private circle that restricts access to the masses and continues to grow rich as the masses suffer.   Dr Rosita Armytage is an anthropologist and the lead qualitative researcher on the 'Islands of Integrity' project. She is a Research Fellow at Durham University. Her research interests are elite networking and alliances, class and capitalism, and the informal structures that entrench inequality.   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 Elite, increased access, political hypocrisy 12:44 Defining the elite and their practices 25:53 Underpaid taxes, elite networks 34:22 Joining the elite, network safeguards 42:30 History of the elite class, divisions, shifts in power  53:31 Elite and the military, exotic animals, detaching yourself 1:02:23 Elite self identity, unique Pakistani elite 1:11:09 Audience Questions

Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar is a Pakistani politician who has been a former Member of the Senate of Pakistan, from March 2018 to 10 November 2022. He parted ways with PPP in December 2022.  Mustafa Nawaz Khokar comes on TPE to discuss why TTP is rising again, why he left PPP, Reimagining Pakistan, Strategic Depth, PDM's failings, The Establishment's mistakes and the crimes of the Khokar Family.  Should PDM have taken the Government?  Are PPP/PMLN running from Elections?  How to fix Pakistan for the long run?  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 Growing Taliban danger, policies and discussions 10:06 Flawed justice, Mustafa's family and history  21:08 Malik Riaz, tackling industries, people's trust  28:44 Political parties and injustices 37:47 Ayub Khan and EPDO, reimagining Pakistan 49:32 Economic downfall, shifting investments 56:06 Audience Questions

Mehreen Jabbar comes on The Pakistan Experience to discuss the Media, Film and Drama Industry of Pakistan; from the good old days of PTV to the current film Industry, Mehreen Jabbar talks about her 30 years in the Pakistan Media Industry.  Mehreen Jabbar is a Pakistani film and television director known for works like Ramchand Pakistani, Harjai, Doraha, Dobara Phir Se, and Ek Jhooti Love Story.  Find out this and more on this week's episode of The Pakistan Experience: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXMrYmPtDW8 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 Education, early work, audiences, industry growth 11:49 Writing and adaptations, pre production and direction 22:07 TV industry, sound design  31:32 Talent, film bans, previous projects  46:21 Brooklyn, dialogue, comedy writing, characterisation 1:00:37 Exposition, screenwriting, Better Call Saul, comedy acting 1:08:20 Audience Questions

Kullu bhai comes on The Pakistan Experience for a wholesome and insanely fun episode discussing Bhopal, Bollywood, The Indian Stand-Up Comedy Culture, Meeting Sanjay Dutt, Working with Zakir Khan, The Process of making Reacts videos with Tanmay Bhatt, and his favourite Pakistani content.   Aaditya Kulshreshth aka Kullu. He is an Indian Stand-up Comedian, Writer and Actor. He is a regular on the wildly popular Tanmay Bhatt Reacts and is a writer on Amazon's Farzi Mushaira with Zakir Khan and Gopal Dutt.  Find out this and more on this week's episode of The Pakistan Experience: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXMrYmPtDW8 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 Bhopal, Urdu and Sindhi 3:00 Bollywood, Fawad Khan and Ae Dil Hai Mushkil 9:00 Relationships mai Katna 11:00 Meeting Sanjay Dutt and the aura of Stars 16:00 The Love of Bollywood 23:00 Youtube content 33:00 Pakistani Comedy Content 40:30 Indian Stand up Comedy Culture 1:00:00 Pakistan's Stand up Comedy Culture 1:08:00 Cancelling Comedians 1:09:30 Anubhav Singh Bassi 1:12:30 Leaving Bhopal 1:18:00 Zakir Khan and Farzi Mushaira 1:23:00 Tanmay Bhatt and Tanmay Reacts 1:26:30 Tathastu and Zakir Khan's Storyteller 1:33:30 Audience Questions

A special cross-over episode with Kushal Mehra's The Cārvāka Podcast where we discuss Cricket, Pakistan and India.  Find out this and more on this week's episode of The Pakistan Experience: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXMrYmPtDW8 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

On this month's episode of TPE Live, we celebrate Valentines Day and Shahrukh Khan  As always we are joined by Mariam Shafqat Goraya and Sajeer Shaikh, and audience members join us for this session.  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  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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Hafiz Naeem-ur-Rehman comes on TPE for a fiery episode of the podcast where we discuss Karachi, local body elections, PTI, Aurat March, JI's history, dictatorships, the role of a mayor and JI's vision for Karachi.  What is JI's vision for Pakistan?  Will Hafiz Naeem-ur-Rehman be able to deliver for Karachi?  Will we see restrictions on Karachi's culture?   Find out this and more on this week's episode of The Pakistan Experience: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXMrYmPtDW8 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  Hafiz Naeem-ur-Rehman is the Ameer of JI Karachi, the President of Al-Khidmat in Karachi and JI's candidate for mayor for Karachi.    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 New mayor, election recounts 13:49 Coalition governments, culture, Aurat March 30:38 Infrastructural work and cantonments 40:26 JI history, dictatorships, Zia and Musharraf, martial law 59:38 Tanker mafia, infrastructural tax and reforms 1:07:50 QnA ( national politics, extremist parties) 1:20:41 QnA (JI identity, religious policing) 1:37:10 QnA ( Trans rights, religious legality) 1:42:13 QnA (Provincial identity, quota system)

What is the legacy of General Pervez Musharraf?  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