Let's Talk Pakistan

Hello and Assalam o Alaekum everyone, and welcome to the 9th episode of Let’s Talk Pakistan, a podcast where we discuss everything, from global issues to tech updates.

Today we have with us Dr. Zaahid Hussain, who is a friend of the podcast. I requested him to come to Podcast and shed some light on the ongoing Ukraine Crisis.

In this episode, we elaborated on the Economic Impact of Russian aggression and discussed the future of the Energy and food sector for Europe, and lastly talked about PM Khan's visit on the eve of such an important event.

Book Recommendations:

Debt: The First 5000 Years by David Graeber

Imagined Communities by Benedict Anderson

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Hello and Assalam o Alaikum everyone, and welcome to the 7th episode of Let’s Talk Pakistan, a podcast where we discuss everything, from global issues to tech updates.

Today we have with us Ms. Ifrah Maskan, who is a dear friend of mine from university. Ms. Maskan works as a Research Associate at Nur Markaz, with a keen eye for Security Policy and International Relations.

I requested her to come to Podcast and shed some light on the ongoing Ukraine Crisis. During the course of the episode we discussed the recent updates from the region, the socio-economic implications of this standoff, and how the world can be engulfed in this war, should this escalate.

Book Recommendation: Hostility: A Diplomat's Diary on Pakistan-India Relations by Abdul Basit Timecodes coming soon!

Hello and Assalam o Alaikum everyone, and welcome to the 7th episode of Let’s Talk Pakistan, a podcast where we discuss everything, from global issues to tech updates.

Today we have with us Mr. Mansoor Isani who is here to talk about one of the major issues that humans today are facing, which is climate change. Mr. Isani is an Environmental Economist and works as a junior researcher at (FPCCI)’s Research & Policy Advisory Board.

In this episode, we discussed climate change, COP26, Green Capitalism, and words like 'offsetting' and 'net-zero'. We discussed how the recent attempts at fighting climate change have failed due to the acceptance of greenwashing by IGOs, and what is the way forward.

Book Recommendation: Any book by Thomas Piketty

Documentaries: Inconvenient Truth; Before the Flood

Hello and Assalam o Alaikum everyone, and welcome to the 6th episode of Let’s Talk Pakistan, a podcast where we discuss everything, from global issues to tech updates. In the second part of this episode, we discuss the human emotion of anger, how to deal with it with Mental Health Professional and Eating Psychology Coach Ms. Hiba Imran, and the consequences it has on life.

Ms. Hiba talks about how people deal with anger and different ways to look at anger. We talked about anger's different stages and manifestations as well and linked it to emotional intelligence.

Ms. Hiba Imran has majored in psychology. She is a Rapid Transformational Therapy professional and eating psychology coach as well as a certified nutritionist. She helps people in emotional healing as well!!

She can be reached on her Instagram Page: @healandintegrate

Book Recommendation: Mindfulness for Anger Management: Transformative Skills for Overcoming Anger and Managing Powerful Emotions, by Stephen Dansiger PsyD

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Hello and Assalam o Alaikum everyone, and welcome to the 5th episode of Let’s Talk Pakistan, a podcast where we discuss everything, from global issues to tech updates. Today we have with us Mr. Haris Ahmed Khan who is here to talk about the recently published Amnesty International's report labeling Israel as an apartheid state. The report received much backlash from the friends of Israel, as the document predicts, but highlights some very important facts.

In the podcast, we discussed why the report received the support that it did, and what are the ways forward. In regards to 5th February, the Kashmir Solidarity Day, we discussed the "digital apartheid" that has been going on for almost more than two years closer to our home.

Book Recommendation: The Power of Geography: Ten Maps That Reveal the Future of Our World

Hello and Assalam o Alaikum everyone, and welcome to the 4th episode of Let’s Talk Pakistan, a podcast where we discuss everything, from global issues to tech updates. Today we have with us my dear friend Mashhood Farooque who is here to talk about the recent monumental event, that is, the acquisition of Activision Blizzard King by tech giant Microsoft.

Mashhood is an avid gamer with a keen eye for tech updates from around the world, so having him on the show was really enlightening. In this podcast, we discussed various things like the consolidation of the video game industry, the future of subscription-based gaming, the toxic culture in the gaming industry, to name a few.

Book Recommendation: A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini

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Hello and Assalam o Alaikum everyone, and welcome to the third episode of Let’s Talk Pakistan, a podcast where we discuss everything, from global issues to tech updates.

Today, we have with us Dr. Zahid Hussain, who came for the second time on the show to discuss the recently publicized National Security Policy document.

Book Recommendation: The Global Minotaur: America, Europe and the Future of the Global Economy by Economist and Former Minister of Finance for Greece Yanis Varoufakis. Follow us on all major podcasting platforms:

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Hello and Assalam o Alaikum everyone, and welcome to the second episode of Let’s Talk Pakistan, a podcast where we discuss everything, from global issues to tech updates. In the first part of this episode, we discuss the stigmas relating to stress in Pakistani society with Mental Health Professional Ms. Hiba Imran, and how we have repeatedly swept such an important topic under the rug.

Ms. Imran tells us how important dealing with childhood trauma is, and how the majority of people suffer from mental blocks! Stay strapped as the next part of this shall be dropping soon!!

Ms. Hiba Imran has majored in psychology. She is a Rapid Transformational Therapy professional and eating psychology coach as well as a certified nutritionist. She helps people in emotional healing as well!! She can be reached on her Instagram Page: @healandintegrate

Link: https://www.instagram.com/healandintegrate/

Book Recommendations:

1) The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment by Eckhart Tolle;

2) What Every BODY is Saying by Joe Navarro

Fact Check: The word was Mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS)

Assalam o Alaikum and welcome to Let's Talk Pakistan!! I, Hassaan Ul Haq will be the host for the show and we will talk about a variety of topics on this podcast! Today we had with us Dr. Zahid Hussain, a senior professor from a leading university outside Pakistan. Dr. Hussain wanted to withhold his details because of privacy, thus, he didn't share his location or his place of work. He provided different perspectives on what the Kazakhistan issue actually is, and how the Western media is portraying biasedness!! Important Links:

https://penntoday.upenn.edu/news/kazakhstan-unrest-explained

https://foreignpolicy.com/2022/01/07/kazakhstan-russian-alliance-collective-security-treaty-organization/

https://thediplomat.com/2022/01/kazakhstan-local-politics-and-the-chaos-in-almaty/