Mooroo Podcast

Zainab Saeed is the Chief Strategy Officer of Kashf Foundation, which is one of Pakistan's leading specialised microfinance institutions which aims to economically mainstream and empower women in Pakistan by demonstrating that there is a business case for women's entrepreneurs.

Time Stamps: 00:41 Intro 02:16 Dark Side of Micro Finance, IPO & Mission Drift 03:28 Unregulated Micro Finance in India 04:38 Explaining Micro Finance 05:54 Grameen Bank's Success and Dr. Yunus' Role 06:45 Social Collateral lending Model & Committee 08:35 Micro Finance Loans 12:26 Kashf's Appraisal Methodology & Loan Utilisation Checks 15:33 How a Micro Finance Institution Grows 16:13 Kashf's success 20:57 Why a Mission is important 21:24 Indian Government's Regulations that effected Micro Finance 23:42 Why Micro Finance is Expensive 25:05 Alternative Delivery Channel 27:21 Interest Rates in Micro Finance 29:27 Equal Monthly Instalments & Consumptive Loans 30:37 Unofficial Loan Sharks 34:14 How Kashf values Customers 36:07 Social Business & NGO 40:45 Why Micro Finance over other things 46:02 Inflation's effect on Micro Finance 50:07 How Kashf started, How it's going and Zainab's Journey 01:05:43 How Kashf provided awareness 01:06:27 Fund Rasising 01:08:07 Zainab's role and Gender Eqality at Kashf 01:09:58 Patriarchy's Role 01:10:59 Access of Internet to Women 01:13:11 Social Safety Nets 01:17:55 Fintech in Pakistan 01:19:01 Technology is Gendered 01:25:49 Biological Determinism of Gender 01:26:35 Female Support 01:28:29 Generalisation in Content 01:29:02 Outro

Azam Khan know as a power hitter, is a Pakistani cricketer who plays for Islamabad United and Sindh. 00:00 Introduction 00:20 How did it start 01:07 Transitioning from Quetta Gladiators To Islamabad United 02:50 Handling fame, ups and downs and focus 04:33 Playing as a team 05:56 Role of captains and coaches 07:03 Impact of people bullying him and motivation 09:02 Playing in differents leagues around the world 11:22 How he looks at money as a cricketer 12:07 Escaping the shadow of his Father and his support 14:17 Selection in PCT 15:56 Concussion while batting 17:16 Importance of living in the moment 18:26 Does he hate the haters back 19:03 Playing for Islamabad United 20:41 Azam's false statement on his fitness 23:25 Practice and unorthodox shots 24:49 Strength training and Nooh Dastagir 26:52 Azam's favourite cricketers 28:37 Playing under Shadab and Sarfraz's captaincy 29:40 Partnerships with Alex Hales and Asif Ali 30:30 Fast bowlers or spinners 31:04 Scoring against friends and keeping a discipline while beinh competitive

Tasneem Noorani is a retired Pakistani civil servant who has served in BPS-22 grade as the Interior Secretary and Commerce Secretary of Pakistan. 00:00 Introduction 00:47 The journey of civil services 02:46 Competition in bureaucracy 03:51 Why government need bureaucracy to operate 07:23 Criticism on bureaucracy 12:05 Problem of short tenure in civil service 14:06 Solution of short term tenure problem 15:56 Nepotism in civil services 16:48 Tasneem Noorani on his NGO 28:07 How can someone contribute in his NGO 30:39 Tasneem Noorani on his master's in Geology 33:30 Departments under Interior Ministry 42:59 Pressure of politics in bureaucracy 45:53 Tasneem Noorani's work for provision of sports Facilities 48:57 Tasneem Noorani's opinion on "Public Private Battle" 52:13 Emirates and Qatar the prestigious products 54:20 What's come under as a commerce secretary of Pakistan 59:27 Tasneem Noorani as Chief Election Commissioner 1:04:18 Tasneem Noorani's opinion on Pakistan's current economic situation 1:10:11 How government rank middle and high class people 1:11:22 Daniyal on his father's generosity 1:13:58 Contribution to the country 1:16:06 Character building in boarding school 1:22:44 Outro

00:00 Introduction 01:32 Shifting in Lahore 01:59 Ali Zafar's party 08:08 Natasha's music journey 12:39 Shifting from Hunza to Karachi 14:14 Gilgiti musicians in Karachi 16:23 Difficulty in travelling to Hunza 21:08 Development due to tourism in Hunza 24:44 Natasha's family about her passion 26:34 Natasha's cricket journey 30:26 Education in Hunza 30:59 Women in Hunza 32:09 Harsh sun in Hunza 32:36 Life expectancy in Hunza 36:41 Natasha's father regarding her cricket and study 45:20 Domestic violence in Natasha's childhood 45:35 Society's pressure in Natasha's journey 51:17 Natasha's relation with father 55:30 Natasha's struggling times 59:09 Anxiety issues with her 01:01:01 Her father's death 01:04:21 Parent's discouragement 01:06:21 Her father's funeral 01:07:39 Family's motivation 01:08:19 "The Boot Camp" in PGC 01:09:50 Issue of ego in life 01:12:12 Ego issues in youth 01:14:28 Natasha's tablo performance in childhood 01:15:42 Habit of self-projection 01:16:48 Her ambitions for Hunza 01:22:20 Ismaili culture and AKD foundation 01:24:06 Religious education in Imam Bargah 01:34:37 Natasha's thoughts about her marriage 01:37:38 Outro 01:38:15 A song from Natasha

Bilal Munir is the most popular tech reviewer of Pakistan. His channel can be followed her its called @VideoWaliSarkar1 . He is also a tech entrepreneur.

00:00 Introduction

00:12 Pakistan's economy and its effects

01:59 Rise of podcast trend 04:00 Luxury goods vs needs

05:31 Bilal's Tesla

17:00 Apple vs android

20:20 Hacking

23:25 Cracked softwares

26:15 PC gaming vs Console gaming

28:55 MacOs vs Windows

31:17 Apple in Pakistan

33:16 Grey market

34:03 PTA tax

36:13 Current situation in Pakistan

40:30 Bilal's update on his work

43:50 MWC , NAM , CES

47:33 Electric cars and their features

50:30 Facts about solar panel system

51:57 Bilal's routine

53;52 Facts about Bilal's videos

56:58 How Bilal deals with controversies

59:25 Tiktok in Pakistan

1:01:51 Difference between face value vs influence

1:02:31 Social media platforms as product marketplace

1:09:09 Q-Mobile

1:10:27 Phone manufacturing

1:14:51 Vehicle manufacturing in Pakistan

1:18:57 Outro

Haider Mustehsan is a musician and an academic pursuing a masters degree in international peace and conflict and development. Follow him here: https://www.instagram.com/haidermuste... Check out his new music video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2aGDo... 00:00 Intro of Haider and father as military attaché 1:41 Russian language 3:20 Being bilingual or trilingual 5:33 Imanullah 8:25 Travelling across the globe and CEESA league 11:00 Football in Lahore 14:12 Life of kids when moving around frequently 17:20 Life experiences of Haider 19:30 Political Science and Sociology 21:10 Manipulation in Politics 23:03 Music Team with Haider 25:03 AI now and in future 26:24 ChatGPT and Politics 29:20 Twitter and Elon Musk 30:15 TikTok and Youtube 32:40 Duality research by Haider 34:30 AI revolution a few years from now 39:48 Facts and freedom of speech 43:45 Haider's music in NewYork 47:15 Range of music to listen 48:54 Duality and Dichotomy 50:50 From order to disorder 53:15 Cognitive Dissonance and OCD 57:50 Jordan Peterson's concept of self-talk 1:01:48 Highs and lows of artists 1:06:06 Ego and Music industry 1:08:05 Fame and people around 1:10:00 New song by Haider 1:11:08 Abdullah Qureshi 1:12:12 Thank you

Mustafa Kamal just recently joined MQM again, we talk about that and much more with him in this podcast.

You can follow Mustafa Kamal here: Instagram: https://instagram.com/kamalpsp?igshid=ZDdkNTZiNTM= Twitter: https://twitter.com/KamalPSP?t=x6BW4GtJu2LCYyiBluX4nA&s=09 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KamalPSP?mibextid=ZbWKwL Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@kamalmqm?_t=8Zvdjbsb5da&_r=1

Timestamps:- 00:00 Reuniting and resolving conflicts 1:23 Mustafa Kamal's sleep patterns 3:20 Never work against nature 6:00 MQM's sit-in postponed 7:09 Reason behind sit-in decision 11:10 Problems with union council constituencies 12:15 Discrimination with MQM/PSP 15:00 PPP's non-deliverance in Sindh 17:33 Mustafa Kamal's honesty as a Mayor 20:20 Gratefulness to Allah 22:09 Experience as a young mayor on site 26:00 Developing respect for government officers 27:28 Wife's support 29:04 Kids and their upbringing 31:30 Character is the most important key 38:42 Rule of law trickles down from top to bottom 42:01 Mustafa Kamal's 1st address as a Mayor 45:08 Dedication and character building 48:10 Action speak louder than words 50:50 Views about JI/Hafiz Naeem-ur-Rehman 53:10 Voting turnout and spread 55:10 MQM and PSP's reunion background 59:33 Financial emergency and sensitization 1:05:15 Urgent financial measures 1:07:00 Be an example to lead the team 1:10:18 End note by Mustafa Kamal

Talha Bin Azhar is a Professional Drift Car Driver. Tehmur Chohan is a GT Race Car Driver. They are both Pakistani's and making their names internationally in autosports. Tehmur Chohan: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tehmurchohan/ Talha Bin Azhar Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/talhabinazhar/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TBARacing10/

Rabeel is the Founder and CEO of Sarmayacar, an early stage VC firm focused on Pakistan. He serves on the boards of a number of Sarmayacar investee companies including Bykea, OneLoad, Revolving Games amongst others. He is also the first Pakistan focused Kauffman Fellow. After graduating from MIT, Rabeel gained his professional experience in London where he initially worked in Investment Banking at Morgan Stanley and then followed it up with Private Equity experience at GIC, Singapore's Sovereign Wealth Fund. Sarmayacar: Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sarm... Twitter: https://twitter.com/Sarmayacar Rabeel Warraich: Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rabeel-wa... Twitter: https://twitter.com/RabeelWarraich/ 00:00 Responding to Venture investment pitches 03:00 Entrepreneurship and assessing them 06:13 Investment in Petari by Sarmayacar 08:08 Music as a vital part of our tradition 10:25 Synopsis of E-commerce and Venture Funds in Pakistan 14:02 Targeting scalable opportunities 15:10 Petari-Evolution and limitations 21:00 Maintaining users at Petari 22:15 Petari in Global perspective 23:57 How does Sarmayacar guide the entrepreneurs funded? 26:10 Challenges for Procheck, funded by Sarmayacar 28:00 Regulatory authorities in Pakistan 30:20 ABHI finance, proposition and funding 33:13 Success story of SIMPAISA by Sarmayacar 37:35 Exiting from the investment funding 38:20 Primary and secondary capital 40:55 Analyzing food delivery service economics-unit economics 43:45 Grocery buying online vs from stores in Pakistan 47:25 Models of Uber and Kareem 50:01 Entrance of BYKEA 52:05 Concept of In-Drive 54:00 Elevated risk analysis by VCs 55:25 Corporate giants vs specialized/personalized services 1:00:29 "Human Effort carries a premium" says Rabeel 1:04:38 Role of Belief and Faith in the system 1:07:06 Future plans of Sarmayacar 1:10:00 Emergence of Venture capital Globally and locally 1:10:40 Contacting Sarmayacar 1:12:25 An International partner in Sarmayacar 1:14:18 Thank you to and end note by Rabeel