Ammar Rashid, the President of Punjab of the Awami Workers Party, comes on the podcast to discuss the 'populous' nature of Imran Khan's politics and the left's response to Pakistan's economic crisis.  Ammar Rashid is an academic, researcher and activist, whose work focuses on development, housing, informal settlements, health, gender and education.   On this episode, we get into a deep dive discussion on the Budget, how Imran Khan's politics have evolved, how Pakistan can stop being a rentier state, Education, BISP/Ehsaas, Identity Politics, Weaponization of liberal ideas by the right, and after a while, Psychedelics.

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 The podcast is hosted by comedian and writer, Shehzad Ghias Shaikh. Shehzad is a Fulbright scholar with a Masters in Theatre from Brooklyn College. He is also one of the foremost Stand-up comedians in Pakistan and frequently writes for numerous publications. He can be found on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Tinder.     https://www.facebook.com/Shehzadgs/ https://twitter.com/shehzad89 https://instagram.com/shehzadghiasshaikh

Chapters:

0:00 Introduction

1:00 Imran Khan and PTI's evolution

9:00 Is PTI actually populous?

15:00 Musharraf and Imran Khan

28:00 Manufacturing, Industrialism, Consumption and Investment

40:00 How can Pakistan stop being a rentier state?

51:00 Budget deficit and economic recovery

59:00 BISP and Ehsaas

1:04:00 Minimum wage and the price-wage surge

1:11:00 Internet Tax

1:20:30 Education

1:26:30 Weaponization by the right of liberal ideas

1:35:00 The Politics of Recognition

1:57:00 New Left Party being launched

2:00:30 How to join AWP

2:04:00 Land Reform

2:10:00 What do we need to do to make policy pro-poor?

2:17:25 PSYCHEDELICS