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Sarmed Aftab is an actor who recently played the lead character of Mani in the Pakistani web-series Phaatak.

Sarmed and Ismail Farooq chat about the show, how to prepare for lead roles, method acting, and the TV industry in Pakistan.

Watch Phaatak for FREE on #PikchurTV: www.pikchurtv.com

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Raja Murad Khan is the Founder and CEO of CarFirst, he sits down with the On the Mic crew and tells us of how he started CarFirst, got funding with just the idea and no company name to know being able to guide the company through Pakistan's current economic uncertainty without having to make cuts. This is essential hearing for anyone who is either running or thinking of starting their own company. 

Checkout CarFirst from the links below:

Website/App: https://www.carfirst.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/carfirstpk/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/carf...

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carfirstpk/

Timestamps:

00:00 - What's going on with CarFirst today

02:08 - The work culture at CarFirst

04:22 - Why did Raja start CarFrist

06:25 - Securing funding in 2016

12:30 - Was it easy to introduce CarFirst to the Pakistani Public

16:38 - Getting Ali Gul Pir to do a car review series

20:28 - How has CarFirst adapted to the current Economic Uncertainty 

22:30 - Is it easy to run a business in Pakistan?

25:30 - How has CarFirst navigated legislation in the automobile industry

27:55 - How many people are working in CarFirst

28:44 - How do they deal with Car Scammers?

30:30 - Why Raja likes to hire fresh graduates

31:28 - CarFirst has not had to make cuts in the current economic situation

35:30 - What is Raja's vision for CarFirst in the next 5 years

37:24 - Why has there not been car warranties in Pakistan before

38:43 - CarFirst's Apprenticeship Programme

43:00 - Raja is very supportive of his employees growing and leaving the company for better things

43:45 - The weird Skype Call with Swinery

45:45 - Brining Wasim Akram & Waqar Younus back together

49:20 - Raja is a regular dude

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Carlos Sainz finally tastes victory alongside his first pole of his career! However, that was not the only take away from what may be one of the best Grand Prix's of all time. We had wagging of the finger of Matia Binoto at a disgruntled Charles Leclerc, the return of Lewis Hamilton & Mercedes and a Schumacher back in the points! 

Watch us breakdown the whole race in this episode of Lights Out!

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For Ferrari Fans it was another race to forget as Mac Verstappen tightens his grip on the championship. Watch us breakdown the race and talk about if we think Ferrari can make a comeback, why drivers like Hamilton & Alonso deserve a seat in F1 and which drivers are in danger of losing their seat for next year. 

Edited & produced by Umer Fasie Bashir

Timestamps:

00:00 - The incredible qualifying in the wet!

06:10 - Ferraris performance in the last 17 laps

18:48 - The driving dynamic at Red Bull

20:05 - FIA's new directive on the porpoising

24:14 - Talking about Haas and Alfa Romeo

27:04 - The G.O.A.T Latifi and F2 Drivers

30:20 - Alfa Romeo's consistency

31:44 - History of Ferrari failures since 2008

43:44 - Lewis Hamilton's return to the podium

46:45 - The unwarranted hate on Lewis Hamilton

51:15 - Will Mercedes return to the front this season?

54:44 - Talking about Ricciardo and McLaren

59:42 - We need to give more respect to older drivers

1:03:40 - What happened to Piere Gasly's pace?

1:07:30 - Williams is a footnote in F1 again

1:09:40 - Prediction for British GP

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Ferrari get it all wrong and cost Charles not just a chance of a home GP victory but also let Verstappen & Redbull gain a larger lead in both the Constructors and Drivers Championship! None the less it does not take a way from an indelibly worthy Sergio Perez victory at the 2022 Monaco Grand Prix! What what he had to say about the race and why it needs to stay on the calendar!

Edited & Produced by Umer Fasie Bashir

Timestamps:

00:00 - Why the hell did the Monaco GP take so long to start?

04:50 - Questionable F1 Stewardship & F1TV Directon

05:50 - The Incredible 30 Laps of Racing in Monaco

12:07 - The moment Ferrari threw it all away

18:40 - Mick Schumacher's Scary Crash!

23:40 - The Red Flag reset the race

30:14 - Lando Norris, Daniel Ricciardo and McLaren's Dilemma

36:17 - Redemption for Sergio Perez!

41:46 - Ferrari are no longer the same team

43:38 - Race Predictions for Baku!

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Umaid Wasim is Pakistan's top football journalist who works for Dawn News. In this episode, he provides crucial information on why Pakistan's FIFA ban has not been uplifted so far. He explains how the political situation is internally in Pakistan, with the Pakistan Football Federation Normalisation Committee (PFF NC) and other stakeholders, and externally, with the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and FIFA. Lastly, Umaid tells us his thoughts on what will happen in Pakistani football in the coming months.

Umaid's story on the FIFA ban and PFF NC: https://www.dawn.com/news/1690588/fif...

Timestamps:

0:00 - Pakistani football - last year's events and current developments

3:10 - Why did the government suddenly intervene and help the PFF NC?

5:50 - Ashfaq Shah group & the internal political situation

11:00 - The situation with FIFA and lack of transparency

13:50 - What is the PFF NC doing?

17:00 - External political situation (AFC & FIFA)

22:00 - PFF NC's confusing strategy

24:20 - Pakistan football's mess since 2015

25:20 - What will happen in the coming months?

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Shaikh Hamdan, First Team Coach at Karachi United and AFC licensed coach, goes deep into what a football game model is, why/how it is created, and how it translates into coaching your team based on your playing style. He also discusses footballing philosophy, formations, and tactics - and how these things are similar/different to each other.

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Sheherzade Noor Peezada finally arrives to the On the Mic Studios! She talks everything from acting in her dad's puppet shows alongside her brother Zain Peerzada to now acting for HumTV in hit shows such as Aitebaar! Sheherzade provides some great takes, voices and hilarious impressions in every second of this podcast, which is too be expected from the creator of Baji Bombastic. We are assured you are absolutely gonna love this one!

Check out Sheherzade Noor Peerzada on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sheherzade....

Timestamps:

00:00 - Sheherzade Noor Peerzada is a very cool name

01:37 - Sheherzade is on HumTV

03:48 - Talking about Aitebaar

07:18 - Breaking down Pakistani Dramas

11:56 - Can the people at the top be trusted?

17:52 - Sheherzade multiple talents and why acting is her favourite!

20:40 - Why LUMS messed Sheherzade messed with her mind

23:08 - Sheherzade has been acting since she was 3 years old!

32:50 - Where did Baji go?

39:45 - LUMS and Twitter Trolls

44:05 - Why Sheherzade loves a Live Audience

48:45 - Why can't brands just pay on time?!

57:10 - Did Sheherzade Noor Peerzada expect her too succeed?

1:03:25 - Sheherzade tells it how it is

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Hafeez Bilal Hafeez is not just one of the best dancers of Pakistan, he's also one swell guy who knows how to tell a story and tell it funny. He talks On the Mic of how essentially his pursuit of the medium of dance as a professional came about through none other than a project during his time in LSE! Yes, we guess all those SME projects in LSE paid off. Hafeez entertains with several anecdotes of his time as a professional dancer as well as announcing that he is opening his own dance studio in DHA Phase 8! You most definitely need to hear this one out!

Timestamps:

00:00 - Hafeez Bilal Hafeez and slow business in Ramzan

01:53 - Hafeez on living alone for the first time

06:50 - Hafeez talks Ramiz Law & explains working in the industry of dance

14:00 - How social media has allowed for a new type of celebrities in Pakistan

18:30 - Hafeez talks the hate online he gets

25:07 - How did Hafeez become the dancer he is today

37:30 - Making this his primary job

42:20 - Hafeez Bilal Hafeez on why you need to never stop dancing

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This was the weirdest F1 Race Weekend easily of all time, with ridiculous antics from the 'fake water',  a Vettel wearing his underwear on the outside and all the way too the ridiculous post-race interview and podium. All of which was topped off with a rather lack lustre race, watch us in this episode try to unravel all of it!

Edited & Produced by Umer Fasie Bashir

Timestamps:

00:00 - Anoosh is Engaged!

00:44 - Trying to understand the ridiculous the post-race antics

07:40 - What the hell was the TV Direction?!

09:12 - We don't care about the celebrities but only Martin Brundle

10:40 - The lack of safety and proper barriers

12:22 - Talking about qualifying

15:00 -  Was the Miami Circuit any good?

17:55 - The Mick & Vettel Crash

23:38 - The effect of the cost cap & limited wind tunnel hours

26:40 - The McLaren Story: From Zero to Hero to Zero

28:08 - Safety car and the battle between the Mercedes

31:42 - Reviewing the Performances of the Mid-field

35:20 - Reviewing the Battle between the Ferrari & Red Bulls

47:15 - Do we really need this many F1 Races in the US

53:50 - Final Ratings on the Miami GP

55:55 - Prediction for the Spanish GP

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