The Pakistan Experience

Amn Karim Ahmad, author of "We Are Going to be Okay" comes on The Pakistan Experience to discuss Motherhood, Pregnancy, Biology, Postpartum Depression, anxieties and struggles of a first time mother, therapy and her book.

Amn Karim Ahmad was born and raised in Karachi, Pakistan. She studied in Canada and Australia for her undergraduate and postgraduate degree respectively.

After getting married she moved to Virginia, USA where she worked as an elementary school ESL teacher. Amn became a first time mother to a baby boy in September 2021. She has been vocal about her struggles with postpartum on her personal social media blogs, which motivated her to write this book in an attempt to create a connection with others like herself. Amn wrote this book on the notes app of her phone at 3am one night as she was burping her newborn. She had always wanted to write a book for her son but once she had finished typing, she realized she had written something for herself instead.

This is the link to her insta https://www.instagram.com/weregoingtobeokaybook

The Pakistan Experience is an independently produced podcast looking to tell stories about Pakistan through conversations.

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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.

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Chapters:

0:00 Introduction

2:00 What is Postpartum Depression and Baby Anxiety

10:10 Biology, Struggles and Depression

22:41 Pregnancy and Social Support

28:30 Communication and the role of the Husband

35:40 Realizing I wasn't okay

42:00 Motherhood and relationship with your Mother

49:00 We are going to be okay

Ali Usman Qasmi comes back on The Pakistan Experience to discuss his new book, “Qaum, Mulk, Sultanat” - on this episode we do a deep dive in the 1950s in Pakistan; how was Pakistan turned into an Islamic State?

We discuss Ayub Khan, The National Anthem, the Indian Citizenship Act, the notion of the Nation State, Establishment's narratives and Imran Khan taking over the Establishment's narrative.

After the trauma of mass violence and massive population movements around the partition of India and Pakistan in 1947, both new nation states faced the enormous challenge of creating new national narratives, symbols, and histories, as well as a new framework for their political life. While leadership in India claimed the anti-colonial movement, Gandhi, and a civilizational legacy in the subcontinent, the new political elite in Pakistan were faced with a more complex task: to carve out a separate and distinct Muslim history and political tradition from a millennium long history of cultural and religious interaction, mixing, and coexistence.

Drawing on a rich archive of diverse sources, Ali Qasmi traces the complex development of ideas of citizenship and national belonging in the postcolonial Muslim state, offering a nuanced and sweeping history of the country’s formative period. Qasmi paints a rich picture of the long, arduous, and often conflict-ridden process of writing a democratic constitution of Pakistan, while simultaneously narrating the invention of a range of new rituals of state—such as the exact color of the flag, the precise date of birth of the national poet of Pakistan, and the observation of Eid as a “national festival”—providing an illuminating analysis of the practices of being Pakistani, and a new portrait of Muslim history in the subcontinent.

Ali Usman Qasmi is Associate Professor of History at Lahore University of Management Sciences.

The Pakistan Experience is an independently produced podcast looking to tell stories about Pakistan through conversations.

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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.

Instagram.com/shehzadghiasshaikh

Facebook.com/Shehzadghias/

Twitter.com/shehzad89

Chapters:

0:00 Introduction

2:00 India, Citizenship Act and What does it mean to be a Citizen?

21:00 Building a nation-state after Partition in Pakistan

39:13 Insecurities of the Pakistani State and Fear of Democracy

54:00 Pakistan's state use of Islam

1:11:42 Creation of Pakistan, Symbolism and Myth Making

1:21:00 Establishment's Narratives about Pakistan

2:08:00 National Anthem

2:12:30 Audience Questions

Part 3 of our Stolen Election series looks at the Elections 2008 to 2024.

The Pakistan Experience is an independently produced podcast looking to tell stories about Pakistan through conversations.

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The first part of the series:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SunxYsfHHG4

To support the channel:

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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.

Instagram.com/shehzadghiasshaikh

Facebook.com/Shehzadghias/

Twitter.com/shehzad89

Chapters:

0:00 Return of Democracy, America and Dictatorship

3:00 Return of Benazir Bhutto and Removal of Musharraf

7:00 Benazir Bhutto's Assassination

11:50 2008 Elections and Democratic Traditions

18:50 2008-2013

20:30 2013 Elections and the 2014 Dharna

26:50 Destroying Democratic Traditions in 2017

33:50 2018 Elections and PTI's formation of Government

37:05 2024 Elections and Final Analysis

Sajeer Shaikh and Shehzad Ghias look back at the journey of The Pakistan Experience, from being a PTI supporter in 2013 to being a critic of the party in 2024, Shehzad and Sajeer discuss the five years of TPE, the pressures of making content, using children for content, sensationalism, mental health,

BTS, Cult Culture, and a breakdown of Shehzad's euro trip.

The Pakistan Experience is an independently produced podcast looking to tell stories about Pakistan through conversations.

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https://www.facebook.com/thepakistanexperience

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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.

Instagram.com/shehzadghiasshaikh

Facebook.com/Shehzadghias/

Twitter.com/shehzad89

Chapters:

0:00 Introduction and Mental Health Catch up

6:36 Supporting PTI when I was young

20:00 Is TPE ending?

27:00 Trolling, Lashing out and Polarization

31:00 Using Children for Content

51:00 Online criticism

1:01:00 BTS Army and Cult Culture

1:07:00 journey of TPE and People's expectations

1:28:00 Euro Trip

2:16:00 Staying away from Sensationalism

2:20:00 Conclusion and Audience Questions

Aurat March Organizers Karachi come on The Pakistan Experience to discuss the myths and misconceptions around the Aurat March.

Where does the funding come from?

Is there a Western Agenda?

Is it just for elite women?

FInd out this and more on this week's episode of The Pakistan Experience.

The Pakistan Experience is an independently produced podcast looking to tell stories about Pakistan through conversations.

Please consider supporting us on Patreon:

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To support the channel:

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https://twitter.com/ThePakistanExp1

https://www.facebook.com/thepakistanexperience

https://instagram.com/thepakistanexpeperience

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.

Instagram.com/shehzadghiasshaikh

Facebook.com/Shehzadghias/

Twitter.com/shehzad89

Chapters:

0:00 Introduction

1:30 Why be Anonymous ? Threats faced by Aurat March

9:00 Organizing Aurat March, Statements and Funding

14:00 Is Aurat March selective in their outrage?

22:18 Funding of Aurat March and 'People with Uteruses' Controversy

52:50 Is Aurat March an elitist movement?

1:04:00 Audience Questions: Myths and MIsconceptions

1:21:00 Agenda for this year's Aurat March

Zahid Hussain comes on for an explosive episode of The Pakistan Experience on the history of militancy in Pakistan.

On this episode, Zahid Hussain talks about TTP 2.0, Afghanistan, Kashmir, the 1980s, Benazir Bhutto, Hamid Gul, Musharraf, Lal Masjid, Baloch Insurgency, 9th May and more.

Zahid Hussain is an award-winning journalist and writer. He is a correspondent for The Times of London and The Wall Street Journal. He also has covered Pakistan and Afghanistan for several other international publications, including Newsweek, the Associated Press and The Economist.

Hussain has authored two books: Frontline Pakistan: The struggle with militant Islam (2007) and The scorpion’s Tail: The relentless rise of Islamic militants in Pakistan (2010). The books have won widespread acclaim as seminal texts on the subject.

The Pakistan Experience is an independently produced podcast looking to tell stories about Pakistan through conversations.

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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.

Instagram.com/shehzadghiasshaikh

Facebook.com/Shehzadghias/

Twitter.com/shehzad89

Chapters:

0:00 Introduction

1:15 TTP 2.0, Militancy and Afghan Policy

8:30 History of Militant Policy in Pakistan and Kashmir

14:00 ISI and the 1980s

17:49 Pakistan as a Frontline State

20:30 Benazir Bhutto's policy on militancy and her assassination's

28:30 Musharraf and Zia-ul-Haq

34:30 Lal Masjid, State Patronage and Legacy

43:00 Musharraf, Bugti and Baloch Insurgency

56:30 State Policy, Doctrines and 9th May

1:05:32 Audience Questions

The second part of the Stolen Election Series.

In this episode, we look at the elections held in Pakistan 1977 to 2008, how Zia-ul-Haq took over after the 1977 elections, how elections were manipulated through the 90s and how Musharaf derailed democracy again.

Was Corruption Institutionalized under Zia-ul-Haq?

Is the Pakistani awaam jahil?

Have military dictators been popular in Pakistan?

Find out this and more!

The Pakistan Experience is an independently produced podcast looking to tell stories about Pakistan through conversations.

Please consider supporting us on Patreon:

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The first part of the series:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SunxYsfHHG4

To support the channel:

Jazzcash/Easypaisa - 0325 -2982912

Patreon.com/thepakistanexperience

And Please stay in touch:

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https://www.facebook.com/thepakistanexperience

https://instagram.com/thepakistanexpeperience

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.

Instagram.com/shehzadghiasshaikh

Facebook.com/Shehzadghias/

Twitter.com/shehzad89

Ihsanullah Tipu Mehsud comes on The Pakistan Experience to discuss TTP 2.0, Taliban, Afghanistan, BLA, Balochistan, Iran-Pakistan missile crisis, PTM, Pakistan's policies and Security Situation.

Ihsanullah Tipu Mehsud is an Islamabad based Pakistani Journalist with over a decade of experience in print, online and television journalism. He extensively covers militancy, conflict, Jihadist movements, ideologies and other related security issues in the Afghanistan-Pakistan region. He is the Co-founder and Director News at The Khorasan Diary.

The Pakistan Experience is an independently produced podcast looking to tell stories about Pakistan through conversations.

Please consider supporting us on Patreon:

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To support the channel:

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Patreon.com/thepakistanexperience

And Please stay in touch:

https://twitter.com/ThePakistanExp1

https://www.facebook.com/thepakistanexperience

https://instagram.com/thepakistanexpeperience

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.

Instagram.com/shehzadghiasshaikh

Facebook.com/Shehzadghias/

Twitter.com/shehzad89

Chapters:

0:00 Introduction

2:12 BLA attack in Machh, Balochistan

7:30 Iran, Balochistan and BLA

15:00 Iran-Pakistan missile crisis

28:00 TTP, PTM and Afghanistan

46:00 Pakistan's failed policy in Afghanistan

57:00 Pakistan dealing with TTP; What's the solution

1:21:00 Audience Questions

200K Livestream with Mariam Goraya, Tamkenat Mansoor, Adeel Afzal and Ali Aftab Saeed

The Pakistan Experience is an independently produced podcast looking to tell stories about Pakistan through conversations.

Please consider supporting us on Patreon:

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To support the channel:

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https://www.facebook.com/thepakistanexperience

https://instagram.com/thepakistanexpeperience

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.

Instagram.com/shehzadghiasshaikh

Facebook.com/Shehzadghias/

Twitter.com/shehzad89

In this episode, we look at the elections held in Pakistan 1947 to 1970, and the weak roots of democracy in Pakistan, from Muslim League's politics before partition to West Pakistan's hegemony over resources after partition, we see how the bureaucracy and the military leadership took control of Pakistan.

Why was India able to hold elections but Pakistan did not?

Why did Pakistan dismiss elected Governments in the provinces?

How did Ayub Khan defeat Fatima Jinnah?

Find out this and more on this explosive episode.

Sources:

Political Conflict of Pakistan by Mohammad Wasim

More to watch:

Episode on 1971:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBX4Q77ixO8

Episode on Separate Electorates:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZlbBkxlssAw

Podcasts with Dr. Ilhan Niaz

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66X3mV147JQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hc39q_SRsBM

Podcast with Dr. Ishrat Hussain:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-n9FpXrvPU

The Pakistan Experience is an independently produced podcast looking to tell stories about Pakistan through conversations.

Please consider supporting us on Patreon:

https://www.patreon.com/thepakistanexperience

To support the channel:

Jazzcash/Easypaisa - 0325 -2982912

Patreon.com/thepakistanexperience

And Please stay in touch:

https://twitter.com/ThePakistanExp1

https://www.facebook.com/thepakistanexperience

https://instagram.com/thepakistanexpeperience

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.

Instagram.com/shehzadghiasshaikh

Facebook.com/Shehzadghias/

Twitter.com/shehzad89