The Pakistan Experience

A new subset of The Pakistan Experience where some of the funniest people I know come on the podcast and all we do is talk shit. In Part 2 of Bachodiyan, Moiz tells us his weirdest sex story.   Watch Bachodiyan Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4t_wswloL0  The third and final part goes up next Sunday on August 9th.

A new subset of The Pakistan Experience where some of the funniest people I know come on the podcast and all we do is talk shit.

Professor Dr. Ishtiaq Ahmed is the Professor Emeritus of Political Science, Stockholm University, he has taught at LUMS and Government College, Lahore, as well. He is the author of "The Punjab Bloodied, Partitioned and Cleansed" and "Pakistan: The Garrison State", he is about to release his third book on Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah.    Dr. Ishtiaq Ahmed comes on The Pakistan Experience to discuss why he believes Pakistan was created as a buffer state between the Soviet Union and India by the British and the role of Quaid-e-Azam in the creation of Pakistan.    Was Jinnah working with the British?  Did the Radcliffe Award favour India or Pakistan? Who started the massacres in Punjab?  Why did the Sikhs not join Pakistan?   Find out on this week's episode of the Pakistan Experience. Probably the most important conversation on partition that you will ever hear. The Pakistan Experience is a podcast looking to tell stories about Pakistan, and Pakistanis, through the lost art of conversation.

Maria Farooq, LLM from LSE and a partner at a law firm, and Dina Arham Pasha, LLM from University of Michigan and legal counsel, come on The Pakistan Experience to discuss the recent sexual harassment cases in educational institutions and debate whether the law provides adequate support for the survivors.   The discussion goes from the law to body positivty and fat shaming to trolling to friendship. Maria and Dina also happen to be my two best friends so we end up discussing our own lives and our friendship for the last half an hour. Hope you enjoy listening to it all!  The Pakistan Experience is a podcast looking to tell stories about Pakistan, and Pakistanis, through the lost art of conversation.

Pervez Hoodbhoy has a PhD in Nuclear Physics from MIT. He was recently removed from FC college because he was told he did not meet their academic standards.  Dr. Hoodbhoy comes on The Pakistan Experience to discuss why he was removed, how our education system is rotting at the core and his thoughts about mixing religion and education. Dr. Hoodbhoy ends the podcast by remembering Dr. Abdus Salam.  The Pakistan Experience is a podcast looking to tell stories about Pakistan, and Pakistanis, through the lost art of conversation.

Hassan Javid has a PhD in Sociology from the London School of Economics and Political Science, where he also spent some time as an LSE Fellow in Political Sociology. He is currently an Assistant Professor of Political Science at the Lahore University of Management Sciences.   Hassan comes on The Pakistan Experience to discuss the Military Budget, the economic response to Covid19, the threat of India, the legacy of colonialism and  the recent BLA terrorist attack.  The Pakistan Experience is a podcast looking to tell stories about Pakistan, and Pakistanis, through the lost art of conversation.

Farhan Virk, the most well known social media troll in Pakistan, is a self-labelled online activist. Virk gained notoriety after making Dr. Abdul Qadeer's fake Twitter account.   For the past 5 years Farhan Virk is running social media groups in favour of Imran Khan and PTI working closely with party leaders. After being suspended by Twitter for his activities, Farhan has now been forsaken by PTI and the official PTI Twitter has disowned him.   Farhan Virk comes on The Pakistan Experience to discuss social media trolling, political trending and the performance of PTI in the past two years. Farhan reflects on what he has done and why he thinks middle-class individuals will never succeed in the current political climate.  The Pakistan Experience is a podcast looking to tell stories about Pakistan, and Pakistanis, through the lost art of conversation.

Norbert Almeida is a security advisor with 22 years in the field, he runs an update group on Twitter and Whatsapp to provide security updates for free.   Norbert has been reporting on the Corona virus over the past few months. He comes on The Pakistan Experience to discuss the experience of reporting on Corona virus cases/deaths, his thoughts on the mortality rate and what the future holds.   The second hour of the podcast has Norbert tell us his expert advice on what to do during a mugging, when to stay vigilant and what precautions to take to stay safe, particularly in Karachi.  The Pakistan Experience is a podcast looking to tell stories about Pakistan, and Pakistanis, through the lost art of conversation.

Radio plays gained popularity a century ago. With all of us quarantined we are trying to revive the tradition by producing audio plays.   The first of the series is Chirya Ghar, an urdu adaptation of the classic Edward Albee play, The Zoo Story. The play explores themes of isolation, loneliness, miscommunication, social disparity and dehumanization in a materialistic world.  In the adaptation, Pervaiz, a middle-aged affluent man, is sitting on a bench at a secluded area of Sea View, Karachi. Anjum, a man in his 20s, approaches him for a conversation.   The audio play is a reading of the play. The play has been adapted from the original by Shehzad Ghias. With this new initiative we are trying to open up the world of Theatre to a much bigger audience, especially the urdu listening audience.   Warning: The play has 5-6 swear words  Original play written by Edward Albee. Urdu adaptation by Shehzad Ghias.  Pervaiz played by Naveed Kamal Anjum played by Shehzad Ghias

Abdul Ahad Ayub and Hashim Kaleem have Masters in Education Policy from the Harvard School of Education.   Both of them come on The Pakistan Experience to discuss the issues with the education system in Pakistan.   What is the solution? Privatizing education or uniform public education?  What is the future of online education?  Can schools survive the Corona virus outbreak? When should they open up?    The Pakistan Experience is a podcast looking to tell stories about Pakistan, and Pakistanis, through the lost art of conversation.