The Pakistan Experience

Content creators Sajeer Shaikh and Shehzad Ghias sit for the monthly TPE episode where we discuss everything happening in Pakistan.   Should Joyland have been banned?  Why do we not give financial independence to women in Pakistan?  Does Social Media destroy Mental Health?  What is the meaning of life?  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  looking back at 2022 27:00 Mental health & communities, Internalized misogyny, Social media & jealousy  47:45 Parhay likhay jahil, undermining movements like Aurat March, Joyland & changing times 1:08:35 How we don’t feel joy, empathy, demonizing sexuality, financial independence for women 1:22:40 Audience Questions

Asim Ijaz Khwaja, one of the world's leading Economist comes on the podcast to discuss the state of the Pakistani Economy and talk about Micro Economic Solutions. On this deep dive podcast we discuss Economics, Tax Collection, Education, Economic Research, Bureaucracy and the Pakistani state.  Is the current Economic crisis unprecedented?  How to empower the Pakistani people?  Can removing frictions improve the Pakistani Economy?  FInd out this and more on this week's episode of The Pakistan Experience.    Asim Ijaz Khwaja is a Pakistani-American economist who serves as Sumitomo-FASID Professor of International Finance and Development at Harvard Kennedy School, and director of Center for International Development at Harvard University since July 1, 2019.  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 3:30 How bad is the Pakistani Economy? 12:00 Understanding frictions in Education 24:00 Empowering the Pakistani people 37:30 The Political Economy 53:30 Lack of Information  1:01:30 Tax Collection and the role of the State 1:20:00 The human element in the Pakistani Bureaucracy 1:28:30 Performance based incentives 1:33:00 State vs Private Enterprises and the role of the NGOs 1:44:30 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   Tamanna Salikuddin is director of South Asia programs at the U.S. Institute of Peace, where she oversees USIP’s work in Pakistan and broader South Asia.   Tamanna comes on The Pakistan Experience to discuss Pakistan's importance to the United States, the future of South Asia, Talking with the Taliban, CPEC and Afghanistan.     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 Pakistan and US relationship, US aid  10:13 US and Afghanistan, a multi polar world 20:00 CPEC, Foreign US interference and policy 32:22 Diplomats, talking with the Taliban 42:41 Reaching peace with Taliban, problems with peace processes 52:17 Current US relations, USIP 58:51 QnA

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  Yousuf Bashir Qureshi is a fashion designer who has designed for the likes of Kenneth Cole, Bebe, BCBG and Christian Lacroix amongst others working in Nebraska and LA.  YBQ comes on The Pakistan Experience for a spiritual discussion on the self, capitalism, religion, purity, drugs, love and Pakistan.   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 Creating a space and self ability 8:44 Unraveling yourself, captialism, and training your mind 19:33 The importance of others, surity of self, purity of work 26:47 Aurat March, ways of protest 36:40 Drugs, altered states, intoxicants, and living to your requirements 47:05 Love and prejudice, spirit and spirituality, self responsibility 59:49 Facing demons and trauma, modernity, historical wisdom and love 1:10:26 Return to Pakistan, living in America, and believing stories 1:21:16 Degrading traffic conditions, a changing Karachi 1:33:46 QnA

Junaid Iqbal, founding MD of Careem, shares his journey of transforming the ride-hailing sector in Pakistan, highlighting how Careem outpaced Uber through local strategies and innovation. He discusses the importance of adapting to market dynamics, ensuring passenger safety, and fostering talent within startups. Iqbal also dives into the shift from growth to profitability in tech and the rising potential of Pakistan's economy. With insights into challenges faced and lessons learned, he champions the need for digital innovation to empower local communities.

Last week Syed Muzamil Hasan Zaidi of Thought Behind Things came on The Pakistan Experience (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LkMM0u_4cmM) and the podcast has ignited a fiery social media debate.  Reluctantly, I have made this video addressing all the controversies surrounding the podcast. It was unrehearsed and unscripted so I forgot to mention that the screenshot is not from a private group chat, it is from the TBT group.   I hope this puts all the matters and debates to rest and we can all move on.  Did I do a podcast to settle scores?  Did I put off the record things in the podcast?  Did I say post an out-of-context clip?  Here is a TPE daily update addressing all of that.  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  Syed Muzamil Hasan Zaidi is a content creator and a podcaster - he hosts the popular podcast 'Thought Behind Things'. Watch the podcast with him: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LkMM0u_4cmM&feature=youtu.beAnd 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  Tamkenat Mansoor is a doctor, content creator, actress and Youtuber. She comes back on The Pakistan Experience for a podcast with one truth bomb after another.  On this passionate episode of TPE, we discuss social media trolling, otherization, polarization, content creation, the drama industry, trolling, acting, negativity, toxicity, the use of religion, Shahrukh Khan, TikTok and Women's Rights.  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 Syed Muzammil Shah and Ali Aftab Saeed 4:00 Acting and the Pakistani Drama Industry 17:30 Joyland and the Use of Religion 22:00 Content Creators, Followers and Toxicity 30:00 Thick Skin, Trolling and Negativity 34:00 TikTok 48:00 Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy and Thinking Big 52:00 Fame and being in public 1:00:00 Shahrukh Khan, Govinda and Bollywood  1:09:00 Social Media Trolling and hate 1:14:00 Transphobia, Otherization and learning hate  1:26:30 Polarization 1:36:30 Pregnancy and women's lives 1:40:30 We can't talk about religion  1:47:30  Pervaiz Musharaf and Laal Masjid 1:51:00 Peoples QnA

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  Syed Muzamil Hasan Zaidi is a content creator and a podcaster - he hosts the popular podcast 'Thought Behind Things'.   Syed Muzamil Hasan Zaidi comes on The Pakistan Experience for a detailed discussion on Imran Khan, PTI, Digital Media, Podcasting, Mental Health, Cyber Trolling, Elite Privilege and the Aurat March.  Does Syed Muzamil support PTI?  Has he been a part of the PTI digital media wing?  Does Muzamil regret trolling people?  Find out this and more on this week's episode of The Pakistan Experience.  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 The importance of conversations and perspectives 10:55 Populists - the left, right and centre 22:06 Pakistani politics, policies, and programs 33:54 Defending Khan and PTI  47:10 Muzammil's early work, DMW 1:00:33 Political benefits, biases and the Imran Khan interview  1:19:30 Personal criticisms addressed  1:31:35 Twitter crisis, the dangers of social media, and mental health  1:50:44 Aurat March and online perspectives 1:56:16 QnA, analysing PTI and Khan

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  Raza Hasan comes on TPE to discuss Democracy, Injustice, Corruption, and comparing life in the United States to life in Pakistan.  Raza Hasan authored Prosperity for All Nations, demonstrating a breakthrough finding that democracy can only successfully function under a distributed governance structure. He launched the nonprofit, ProsperityWeb.org as a political network to curb corruption in third-world countries.  Raza has a BS in Aerospace Engineering, an ME in Electrical Engineering from Iowa State University, and an MBA in Marketing and Strategic Management from the Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota. During the early days of the internet, he recognized its potential. He changed his career from a future planning role as a senior analyst and software engineer at Northwest Airlines to work in product management and product marketing for web-based software product companies.  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 What is Prosperity Web 3:30 Uncovering Myths - Comparing Nations 12:00 What causes poverty 21:00 Fixing the System 31:00 Comparing Way of living in the USA and Pakistan 37:30 Injustice and Corruption 44:00 Policing, Equality and Justice 56:00 Judiciary in Minnesota 59:00 Taxation and Representation 1:13:00 Prosperity for all Nations

Running an Animal ReThe 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  Ayesha Chundrigar is the  founder of ACF Animal Rescue. She's a journalist and psychotherapist by profession. Her third degree was in English literature and philosophy  She started ACF ten years ago and has Rescued and helped over 30,000 animals.  Ayesha Chundrigar comes on the podcast for a detailed discussion on Animal Rights, Woke Politics, Activism, Mental Health and dealing with people.  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 Mental health, choosing to heal, victim mentalities 14:12 Therapeutic animals, moral policing, censorship and violence 25:10 Being attacked online 35:57 Positivity Vs negativity, creating boundaries, online hate 46:16 Extreme efficiency, taking breaks, being hit on  59:15 Activism, performativity, donkey cart owners, superficial morals 1:16:19 Lack of policies, Empress market, starting conversations 1:25:00 Animal killings and violence, toxic masculinity  1:37:27 Hunting, respecting food, gluttony  1:46:30 QnAscue Center in Pakistan -