The Pakistan Experience

Dr. Luay Shabaneh is the Pakistan Representative of UNFPA, Dr. Luay comes on The Pakistan Experience to discuss Palestine, Population Management, Gender Based Violence, Women Emancipation, The Potential of Pakistan and the Rights of the Youth.

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 Palestine and the United Nations

5:22 The importance of Data and Statistics

11:15 Supporting people rather than ‘controlling’ Populations

15:38 Conflating Culture with Religion in Pakistan

18:47 Supporting the Pakistani people

25:00 Economy vs Population numbers

29:30 Bangladesh, Malaysia and the importance of Education

35:00 Reproductive Education and Double standards around Women

42:30 Gender based Violence

52:00 The Rights of the Youth

Dr. Pervez Amirali Hoodbhoy is a Pakistani nuclear physicist, author, media commentator, and social activist holding a PhD from MIT.

Dr. Hoodbhoy comes back on the podcast to unpack identity, on this deep dive podcast we discuss Israel, Palestine, Religious Supremacy, Immigration, Afghan Refugees, Nationalism, Colonialism, Jehad, Political Islam, America, Bangladesh and more.

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

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Chapters

0:00 Introduction

1:30 Israel, Palestine and States made based on Religious Supremacy

7:51 The dangers of Ideology

17:00 Immigration and Afghan Refugees

27:30 Notions of Nationalism and Partition of India

34:00 Colonialism and Religious Nationalism

38:43 Jehad and Political Islam

44:38 Hamas, Palestine and Israel

55:25 American influence on Arab states and Pakistan

1:04:00 Why Bangladesh is doing better than Pakistan

1:09:00 India and the primacy of the religious identity

1:22:00 Audience Questions

Dr. Asma Faiz comes on the podcast to discuss Sindhi Nationalism, Punjabi Nationalism, PPP, The Mohajir Identity, GM Syed, 18th Amendment, MRD, Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, Benazir Bhutto and more.

Dr. Asma Faiz is Associate Professor of Political Science at the Mushtaq Ahmed Gurmani School of Humanities and Social Sciences. She did her Ph.D. in Political Science from Sciences Po, Paris (2017) and M.Sc. in Political Science from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (2011). Dr. Faiz’s research focuses on ethnic nationalism, populism, ethnic parties and federalism. She is the author of the book In Search of Lost Glory: Sindhi Nationalism in Pakistan (Hurst Publishers, 2021). Dr. Faiz also edited a volume Making Federation Work: Federalism in Pakistan After the 18th Amendment (2015). Dr. Faiz is recipient of several fellowships including the Fulbright fellowship, Campus France Fellowship and the Rangoonwalla fellowship. Dr. Faiz also worked with international think tanks such as Forum of Federations and the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

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 Writing a book on Sindhi Nationalism as a Punjabi

10:00 Meanings of Nationalism and the Language Issue

23:30 Sindhi Nationalism and Identity Forming

29:44 Mohajir Identity as a Political Identity

33:30 Sindh’s historical under development

36:00 Birth of Sindhi Nationalism and State’s obsession with One-Unit

40:40 18th Amendment

46:30 GM Syed and Ethnic Parties and Movements

52:24 Is PPP a Sindhi Nationalist Party?

1:01:00 Federal Structure of Pakistan

1:03:50 The Ghost of Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto and MRD Movement

1:10:55 Benazir Bhutto’s return and PPP

1:17:00 Audience Questions

Shahid Khaqan Abbasi is a Pakistani politician and businessman who served as the 21st prime minister of Pakistan.

Shahid Khaqan Abbasi comes on The Pakistan Experience to discuss the Elections 2024, dealing with the Establishment, PML-N's politics, the return of Nawaz Sharif, General Bajwa's Extension, Hybrid Regime, Imran Khan, Tosha Khana, Foreign Policy, PIA and the LNG Case.

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

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Twitter.com/shehzad89

Chapters

0:00 Introduction and Elections 2024

3:00 Dealing with the Establishment and offers from the Establishment

7:16 PML-N’s Politics, PPP and Benazir’s election as Prime Minister

14:51 Has Nawaz Sharif’s Politics been buried?

19:13 General Bajwa’s Extension

21:30 Hybrid Regime, Democracy and the role of the Prime Minister

27:39 2014 Dharna, Military interference and Article 6

32:00 How to establish democracy in Pakistan, The Constitution and the rules of the Game

39:49 Specific Action Plan is needed for the Country

50:08 Nawaz Sharif’s Jalsa, Reality of Politics and Tosha Khana

1:00:21 Foreign Policy

1:04:15 Pakistan needs Radical Reform, CPEC and IPPs

1:17:20 Privatization of PIA

1:22:08 Shahid Khaqan Abbasi’s LNG Case, Biding and Investments

1:35:30 Audience Questions

Saim Sadiq is a Pakistani Screenwriter and Filmmaker, and the Director of Joyland, short-listed for the 2023 Oscars.

Saim comes back on The Pakistan Experience for a detailed discussion on film making, from writing scripts, to directing actors, on this deep dive podcast we discuss ideas for films, the Economics of Filmmaking, Casting, Joyland, the reception to Joyland and Editing Films.

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 Screenwriting and ideas for Films

6:50 Mechanics of Writing a Movie and the Writing Process

15:12 The Economics of Film Making

26:00 Earlier Drafts of Joyland, Being Rejected and starting from a Short Film

30:00 Characters sounding or not sounding Punjabi

33:30 Directing Actors and working with Stars

44:00 Finding the right cast

50:13 Joyland Shooting Schedule and Finances

53:45 Editing and killing your darlings

58:00 Shooting Films and Shot lists

1:04:00 What did Saim want to explore with Joyland?

1:07:00 People reacting to the Film

1:12:00 Audience Questions

Dr. Hadia Majid comes on The Pakistan Experience to discuss Income Inequality, Social Mobility and Female Participation in the Workforce. On this podcast, we discuss what is the middle class in Pakistan, BISP, direct cash transfers, Pink Busses and Economic Prescriptions for Pakistan.

Dr. Hadia Majid is Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Economics at LUMS. Her research agenda considers the impact of monetary and public resource constraints on individuals in Pakistan with a special focus on women’s access to decent, empowering work. She has published in international journals and is currently editing a book titled Gender at Work in Pakistan. She has received grants from several agencies including ESRC-DFID, Oxfam, IDRC, IGC, IFPRI among others and has acted as a consultant for numerous government and non-governmental agencies on gendered labor market outcomes. A Fulbright scholar, she has a PhD from The Ohio State University and MSc from University of Warwick.

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

1:40 What is ‘decent’ work?

3:15 What is the middle class in Pakistan?

6:30 Income Inequality gap and Social Mobility

13:13 Women in the Labour Force, Covid and Tech

20:08 Benazir Income Support Program and Direct Cash Transfers

30:00 Women’s Education in Pakistan

33:00 Issues faced by Women in Workforce Participation and PInk Buses

43:30 Rethinking female participation in the Economy

59:45 Religion and Patriarchy

1:05:00 Education, Employment and Basic Rights

1:10:00 Economic Prescriptions and the Charter of Economy

Yasser Puri is one half of the Youtube channel, 'Cooking Chaos', and formerly of Mangobaaz, YasserPuri comes on The Pakistan Experience to discuss making content for Youtube, Mental Health, Fatherhood, Andaz Apna Apna, Dil Se, Top 5 Aamir Khan movies, Top 5 Shahrukh Khan movies and Top 3 Salman Khan movies.

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 and working with your Father

3:00 Cooking Chaos, Mangobaaz and The Pakistan Experience

15:00 Musicians and Artists evolving

20:00 Mental Health toll of creating content online

25:00 Justin Trudeau, Barack Obama and Political Propaganda

32:00 Moving to Canada, Fatherhood and Love

40:00 Andaz Apna Apna and Bollywood Comedy Movies

44:00 Shahrukh Khan and best Shahrukh Khan movies

54:00 Aamir Khan and his top 5 movies

58:00 Top 5 Shahrukh Khan movies

1:03:00 Top 5 Salman Khan movies

A new series that looks to destroy the myths around Israel and Palestine, and respond to popular talking points on the media.

The fifth video in the series looks at the fake news going viral.

Playlist with all the parts:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcV24IjGvaI&list=PLlQZ9NZnjq5rLRgO6g6t83p2DMinxr-4b

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 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

Uzair Younus comes back on The Pakistan Experience to discuss his visit to Karachi, Memon Culture, Gujrati Heritage, why India is thriving Economically and Pakistan is not, the Fitness issues of the Pakistani cricket team, stunted child growth in Pakistan, the Pakistani elites, 18th Amendment, Elections, PTI, PML-N, Smuggling, Chaliya and more.

Uzair Younus is the director of the Pakistan Initiative at the Atlantic Council’s South Asia Center.

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 and Uzair’s popularity in India

3:00 Uzair’s visit to Karachi

6:00 Language issue, Gujarati, Memons and Homogenization of cultures

18:00 Difference in Gujrati Memons and Pakistani Memons

22:00 Why is India thriving Economically and Pakistan is not?

27:30 Sports and Pakistan’s rejection of the Scientific Method

32:00 Pakistani cricketers fitness issues and the Sports Board

42:00 Pakistan needs to focus on Education and Healthcare

46:00 The Pakistani elites don’t care about the Pakistani public

55:00 Local Taxation and the 18th Amendment

1:03:00 Finance Minister won’t be able to fix everything

1:05:30 Difference in Indian and Pakistani Finance Ministry

1:10:00 Elections: PTI vs PML-N

1:19:00 Propaganda in Pakistan and Political musical chairs

1:28:00 Riko Deq

1:33:00 Jehangir Tareen's seed policy and Smuggling on the borders

1:41:00 Audience Questions

A new series that looks to destroy the myths around Israel and Palestine, and respond to popular talking points on the media.

The fourt part of the series looks at the release of Hostages, Israel keeping thousands of Palestinians hostage, Elon Musk's PR stunt, "Pallywood" and debunking popular propaganda talking points.

Playlist with all the parts:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcV24IjGvaI&list=PLlQZ9NZnjq5rLRgO6g6t83p2DMinxr-4b

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 Elon Musk's tour and Zionist Propaganda

2:48 Myth 23: The IDF can be trusted

7:42 Myth 24: The Ministry of Health and the Death Count

10:13 The Vile Pallywood campaign and Debunking Viral Propaganda

15:00 Hostages vs Prisoners and Indoctrination

20:00 Myth 25: "War is Ugly"

25:30 Global Solidarity for Palestine