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  Akbar Chaudry is a Stand-up Comedian and Content Creator.   Akbar comes back on The Pakistan Experience for a detailed discussion on Stand-up Comedy, our journey, the comedy community, hate comments and being jango.  Don't miss this masterclass on the stand up comedy process!  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: 00:00 - starting out in comedy and understanding sensitivities  12:00 - hate comments 17:10 - becoming a standup comedian and “dirty” comedy 31:10 - a growing community, open mics and rising young comedians 1:00:27 - comedy with purpose, differing styles, and what is offensive 1:18:58 - depression in comedy, how to write and improve jokes  1:34:40 - crowd work and dealing with hecklers 1:48:20 - logistics of being a comedian 1:53:00 - Q & A

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 Muzammil Shah is a Journalist and a Content Creator. Muzammil comes on The Pakistan Experience to discuss Arshad Sharif's murder, Sadaf Naeem's death, the DG ISI Press Conference, the Long March, Nietzsche, Muzammil's journey, Philosophy, Rationality and the Youth.  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 1:15 Arshad Sharif's Murder 7:30 State-friendly Journalists realizing their mistakes 13:30 DG ISI/ISPR Press Conference 23:00 Sadaf Naeem's murder and Channel 5 31:30 Fascism and the Imran Khan phenomenon 42:45 Personal transformation from reading Zaid Hamid 48:30 How did he become such a staunch rationalist? 50:00 Nietzsche 59:30 How Narrative is Built in Society 1:01:20 Ways to decrease extermism  1:04:10 Ten Major Necessary Steps Pakistan needs to take 1:06:50 Individualism and Post-modernism 1:13:15 South Punjab 1:16:00 Youth  1:18:30 How to challenge the powerful 1:21:20 Civil Society of Pakistan 1:22:40 Indic Philosophies 1:25:30 Politics; Mohsin Dawar vs Manzoor Pashteen 1:29:00 Biases and Prejudices 1:32:10 Asymmetry in Pakistani Politics 1:33:50 Equal vote vs equal opinion 1:35:20 Decline of populism in the developed world 1:36:00 Pakistan; fault lines and nation-building  1:40:22 Which political party is the lesser evil 1:43:20 Moraliy 1:44:10 Punjabis and Privilege 1:47:40 Current State of Journalism and role of Ordinary Pakistanis 1:53:56 Turning Point in Life 1:56:00 Revolution 1:56:00 Journalism and Journalists 1:58:40 Nihilism 2:00:00 The Why

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 Uzair Younus comes back on the podcast to discuss Arshad Sharif's murder, the question marks surrounding it, the DG ISPR Press Conference, the Long March, Imran Khan, PTI and the current political climate.  Who killed Arshad Sharif?  Will Imran Khan's Long March Fail?  Is the Demand for Elections Legitimate?  Find out this and more on this week's episode of the Pakistan Experience.  Uzair Younus is the director of the Pakistan Initiative at the Atlantic Council’s South Asia Center. He also is the Vice President at The Asia Group, where he advises global companies on developing and executing strategies to align their business strategy with public good needs across South Asia. He also supports companies develop strategic initiatives and communications strategies to credibly increase their reputation in key markets.  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 Who killed Arshad Sharif? 8:00 Punjabi Privilege 10:00 Evolution of 5th Generation Warriors 13:30 DG ISPR/ISI Press Conference 16:00 Zardari 17:55 Politicization of Arshad Sharif's murder 20:00 How was Arshad Sharif murdered? 27:00 Dispute between Individuals  30:00 Arresting Imran Khan and Salman Iqbal 33:20 Elite Circus and the race to be Selected 36:00 The demand for Elections is not legitimate  38:00 Acknowledgement of Interference 40:00 Long March Prediction

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  Preh Memon is a content creator and social commentator. On this episode of The Pakistan Experience, we discuss being Sindhi in Karachi, Regional Identities, Mental Health, Understanding Social Issues, Being Informed, Amber vs Johnny Depp and Woke Culture.   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 up, stereotypes, and Pakistan's linguistic history  16:04 Pakistan's linguistic identity crisis and bilingualism 26:14 Linguistic power dynamics, lazy opinions  40:04 Politics based on cults of personality Vs ideology  54:07 Accessibility of information and governance 1:03:38 Capital punishment and enabling environments 1:12:05 Accountability, virtue signaling, middle grounds  1:26:00 Amber v Johnny and informed opinions  1:41:36 Mental health and preventative information

To support the channel: Jazzcash/Easypaisa - 0325 -2982912 Patreon.com/thepakistanexperience  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 Zahid Ahmed comes on the podcast for a honest and candid discussion about his life and the Media Industry.   On this episode of The Pakistan Experience, we discuss speaking out on social issues, living life under the spotlight, Parizaad, Pretty Privilege, The Acting Process, Spirituality, Finding God, Social Media and the #MeToo Movement.  Zahid Iftikhar Ahmed is a Pakistani television actor and former RJ. Ahmed worked as a creative manager for PTV World, and later became an RJ. Although successful, he left it to pursue a career in acting, and made his theater debut with a leading role in the play It Runs in the Family (2006). He received widespread acclaim for his portrayal of Muhammad Ali Jinnah in Anwar Maqsood's, Sawa 14 August and its sequel Pawnay 14 August (both 2014). That same year, he made his television debut with the Hum TV romantic series Mehram. His breakout role in the Hum TV series Alvida (2015), garnered him the Hum Award for Best Villain, and a nomination for Best Supporting Actor. Subsequently, he received wide recognition for his portrayal of leading roles in several of the successful series, including Jugnoo (2015), Tum Mere Paas Raho (2015), Sangat (2015), Zara Yaad Kar (2016) and Besharam (2016).   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 Speaking out, Quality of content and Industry complacency 15:08 Parizaad and the Actor/Hero look 25:08 Life in the spotlight, Pretty privilege, Fading fame, Cancelled actors 39:53 Drugs, Wisdom with age, Finding God and religion  57:13 Childhood trauma, Acting process, and Digital publications 1:11:56 Question and Answers

To support the channel: Jazzcash/Easypaisa - 0325 -2982912 Patreon.com/thepakistanexperience  Khurram Husain is the former Editor at Profit. He is a Business and Economy journalist and columnist and has written for Dawn, Express Tribune and Emerging Markets among others.  Khurram Hussain comes on for a comprehensive breakdown of the Economic History of Pakistan. In the first part we cover the history 1947-1987 with some shocking Economic Revelations.   On this deep dive podcast we discuss the Pakistani Economy, what keeps us in the boom-bust cycle, why we keep going back to IMF, the price Pakistan has paid for dictatorships and whether our economy is designed just for the elites.  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   Chapters: 0:00 Origins of Pakistan's economy and partition  13:21 The past, self sufficiency, and East Pakistan dependency 26:39 Historical turning points, Ayub Khan's era, rent seeking  40:03 Democracy vs dictatorship, American alliance and buying passports 51:16 Decade of Development and the 1965 war 58:54 Nationalization, post colonial expenses, and Americanisation 1:10:31 PPP criticism, Zia ul Haq, Nawaz Sharif 1:20:25 Ghulam Ishaq Khan and IMF 1:31:28 Technocrats, 2008 banking crisis, Shaukat Tarin 1:41:49 QnA

To support the channel: Jazzcash/Easypaisa - 0325 -2982912 Patreon.com/thepakistanexperience  TPE Daily 002 Did ECP have the authority to disqualify Imran Khan? Probably not  Was Imran Khan involved in corrupt practices? Yes, the evidence in the foreign funding case and the tosha khana case is pretty straight forward.  Is it still political victimisation then? Yes  Arguing the merits and the legality of judgments almost becomes pointless when cases are left on cold storage and judgments are only passed when it is convenient for the Establishment to do so.   The judiciary and the ECP should work for the people, not for the status quo.   Hope PTI supporters can come out of the Nawaz is bad and Imran is good binary and take a broader sense of Pakistani politics.  The Establishment, often through the judiciary, intervening in the political process to derail democracy and destroy Parliamentary supremacy is wrong.  Regardless of who it happens to.   Where are those who celebrated the disqualification of Nawaz Sharif triumphantly?   We wasted 5 years and now the system is bending over backwards simply trying to undo all the damage.   Stand with the principles. Not the people involved.  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

To support the channel: Jazzcash/Easypaisa - 0325 -2982912 Patreon.com/thepakistanexperience  TPE Daily 001  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

To support the channel: Jazzcash/Easypaisa - 0325 -2982912 Patreon.com/thepakistanexperience  The Clips channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaaWywA8uDHWz-A2_rTbrTg 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

To support the channel: Jazzcash/Easypaisa - 0325 -2982912 Patreon.com/thepakistanexperience   Dr. Miftah Ismail is an Economist and a Politician, he was the former Finance Minister of Pakistan. He has a PhD in Public Finance and the Political Economy.  Dr. Miftah Ismail comes on The Pakistan Experience for a detailed, and a refreshingly honest, conversation on the Pakistani Economy, Politics and the fundamental issues plaguing our country.  On this deep dive podcast, we discuss his removal as Finance Minister, the return of Ishaq Dar, IMF, the risk of default, currency devaluation, conflict of interest, corruption, trade with India elite capture, real estate reform and taxation.  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   Chapters: 0:00 Removal, Imran Khan and IMF 17:50 Alternative economic tactics, energy crises and pricing  31:53 IMF and military, the dollar rate, exports, and State Bank 41:41 Bank profits and conflicts of interest  51:66 Jail freedom offers, corruption and Pakistan as a dysfunctional state  1:00:33 Privilege and education, local tax, and economic tactics 1:19:15 Real estate taxation and education  1:24:00 Question and Answers