Uzair and Amber talk about the latest from Islamabad over the last week, what the new army chief is signaling, and the political reactions to the Moonis Elahi interview. We talk about how the latest revelations show that Bajwa was playing double games and whether more information about the backstory will now come out into the open.

We also talk about the end of the TTP ceasefire, with Mohsin Dawar and Iftikhar Firdous joining the podcast to share their perspectives.

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Chapters:

0:00 Introduction

1:27 The latest in Islamabad

14:48 Moonis Elahi interview

23:45 TTP ends the ceasefire

27:04 Mohsin Dawar interview

41:14 Iftikhar Firdous interview

54:57 Interview reactions

1:00:30 Winners and losers

In this episode, Amber and Uzair talk about the appointment Genral Asim Munir as Pakistan’s next army chief, Imran Khan’s speech in Rawalpindi and what the announcement to resign from provincial assemblies means, and the implications of the State Bank’s decision to raise policy rate by 100 basis points.

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Chapters:

0:00 Introduction

1:10 Khan comes to Pindi

15:50 Corruption narrative and the Fact Focus story

20:40 Outlook for the PDM and PMLN

27:10 SBP wakes up to inflation

38:25 Winners and losers of the week

In this episode, Amber and Uzair talk about the latest on the appointment of a new army chief in Pakistan, with General Bajwa set to retire in the coming days. We also talk about Pakistan’s default risk and why talks with the IMF are proceeding slowly.

Before winning on to the winners and losers, we have a special interview with Ali Sajjad about censorship in Pakistani media, focusing on the approval issues faced by the movie Joyland.

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Chapters:

0:00 Introduction

1:30 Retirement of army chief Bajwa

23:26 Default risk in Pakistan

41:10 Joyland and censorship in Pakistan

1:04:50 Why censorship is a problem

1:14:08 Winners and losers

In this episode, Uzair and Amber talk about the US midterms and its impact on US politics moving forward. This includes an expert interview with Sabrina Siddiqui, who is the Wall Street Journal's report covering the White House.

Also covered in the episode are the latest details that have emerged related to Arshad Sharif's murder investigation. Amber and Uzair also talk about Khan's march, which has resumed, and the change of guard at the GHQ, with General Bajwa slated to retire at the end of the month.

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The twitter thread we mentioned can be read here: https://twitter.com/drahmedkalebi/status/1590930838077726720?s=48&t=c4T5rIEdeS_4U15IMPIKAA

Chapters:

0:00 Introduction

1:17 Updates on Arshad Sharif’s murder

16:50 Bajwa’s retirement and Khan on the march

37:35 Midterms in the US

50:40 Interview with Sabrina Siddiqui on the US midterms

1:12:10 Inflation in Pakistan

1:20:38 Winners and Losers

In this episode, Amber and Uzair talk about the recent assassination attempt on Imran Khan. We discuss key facts, timeline of events, and the political implications of the assassination. The episode also discusses Azam Swati’s allegations, including this culture of audio and video leaks in Pakistan, and why power must be held to account.

The final part of the discussion focuses on the recent trip to China and what was, and was not, accomplished during the trip.

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0:00 Introduction

1:10 Details about the assassination attempt

11:12 Timeline of key events

21:35 Political implications and Khan’s speech

33:30 Video leaks and Azam Swati

43:50 Sharif’s trip to China

47:15 Winners and losers

51:55 Conclusion

Welcome to the first episode of Nazuk Mor, a podcast hosted by Amber Rahim Shamsi and Uzair Younus. This is a weekly podcast covering the top stories of the week from within and outside Pakistan.

In our first episode, we talk about Khan's march to Islamabad, the war of words between Pakistan's powerful military establishment and Khan, and the brutal murder of Arshad Sharif in Kenya.

This episode aslo has a special interview with Jos Bartman, Research Coordinator at Free Press Unlimited. Amber spoke to Jos about Arshad's murder and its investigation.

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