The Pakistan Experience

Ammar Ali Jan is a Historian, Academic, Activist and President of the Haqooq-e-Khalq party holding a PhD from Cambridge University.

Ammar Ali Jan comes back on The Pakistan Experience to discuss how the Pakistani state rules by fear, fascism, the Hindutva Project, Colonialism, the failings of Democracy, Political Engineering in Pakistan, Ground Realities in Pakistan, PPP, PTI, PDM, The Left and Constituency Politics.

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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

1:50 How the Pakistani state rules by Fear

4:40 The India Factor, Colonialism and Hindutva Project

15:30 Is Democracy failing?

25:30 Political Engineering in Pakistan

30:00 Jamaat-e-Islami, PPP and Karachi

34:00 Engaging with people across the spectrum

41:00 Why the Left doesn’t Unite

48:00 Contaminated Water in Chungi

54:00 Ground realities and Pakistan’s issues

1:04:00 Local Government and Student Unions

1:07:45 TERF and Elite Capture

1:19:00 PPP and Big Tent Party idea for the Left

1:32:00 Identity Politics vs Class Politics

1:37:30 Audience Questions

Ahmad Rafay Alam is an environmental lawyer and Yale World Fellow. He has served as the Chairman Lahore Electric Supply Company and Lahore Waste Management Company.

Rafay Alam comes on the podcast to discuss Climate Change, Floods, RUDA and Pakistan's case at COP 27.

Are we past the tipping point?

Do politicians care about the Environment?

Will Pakistan survive the Climate Catostrophe?

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

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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

1:00 Global Warming

5:00 Tipping Point of Climate Change

6:30 Methane and the Meat Industry

9:00 Capitalism and Climate Change

12:00 Environment and our Stories

15:00 Floods are a man made Disaster

18:30 The Hubris of Man, Colonialism and the Labour Class

26:45 Lahore Canal Conservation

28:24 Intensification of Monsoons and Heat Waves

30:00 Development at the expense of the Environment

33:20 Pakistan’s case at COP 27

39:00 The role of the USA

41:30 Fossil Fuels, Renewable and Non-Renewable Energy

44:30 Nuclear

46:00 Water Scarcity

51:00 Water and Provinces

55:00 Indus Water Treaty

57:30 Special Investment Zones, CPEC and Corporate Farming

1:07:00 Chief Justices

1:10:30 Lawyers Movement

1:13:30 RUDA and Ravi

1:24:50 AQI Air Quality Index

1:31:00 Audience Questions

Dr. Faisal Bari is an economist with over twenty years of research/teaching experience in the areas of economics of education, social protection, industrial organization and economic development. He is an associate professor of economics at the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS), Lahore, Pakistan, where his areas of teaching and research relate to the economics of education, inclusive education, philosophy of education, microeconomics, game theory and industrial organization. He was also the Dean for the School of Education at LUMS (2020-2023). He is a Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Development and Economic Alternatives (IDEAS). Previous to this, Dr. Bari was CEO for IDEAS (2015-2020), Executive Director for Mahbub ul Haq Human Development Centre (2004-2006), and Visiting Assistant Professor of economics at Yale University, New Haven (2000-2001). A former Rhodes Scholar (Pakistan-1988), Dr. Bari has a BA (honours) from Oxford, and a doctorate from McGill University. His research has been published in numerous journals/books. He is a regular columnist for the daily Dawn, Pakistan.

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

1:30 Single National Curriculum

9:30 Education Emergency: Rethinking Education

15:30 How did Bangladesh increase literacy

19:30 Schools in low-income housing

25:30 Public Sector Education

29:30 Quality of Education and Exams

34:00 Quality Teachers

37:30 Madrassa Education

41:00 Edtech

46:30 What is Education and Languages

56:30 Teaching Methodologies

1:06:00 Audience Questions

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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Dr. Umar Saif comes back on The Pakistan Experience to discuss the Start-up Space in India and Pakistan, on this deep dive podcast we discuss what a Billion Dollar Start up Idea looks like, how Agritech can revolutionize Pakistan, what makes Start-ups investable, what are some red flags for investors, the history of Pakistani politics, and how the Indian IT industry grew.

Umar Saif is a Pakistani computer scientist and academic. He is the founder and CEO of aiSight.ai, Chief Digital Officer of the Jang Group and CEO of Khudi Ventures. He is also serving as an advisor to the United Nations Development Programme in Pakistan.

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

1:00 Umar Saif coming on The Pakistan Experience

4:00 Why there is no Start up Boom in Pakistan

8:00 How the Indian IT Industry grew

10:30 Skills and IT Training and Capacity Building

18:30 Using Technology and IT in Agriculture

32:00 Dil ka Rishta

33:30 Government helping small farmers and farmer cooperatives

37:00 History of Pakistani Politics

47:00 Skype and Estonia

50:30 How to bring a digital revolution in Pakistan and Start up Waves

57:00 What makes Start ups uninvestable

1:08:00 What is stopping an IT Revolution in Pakistan

1:12:30 Incentive for Government to invest in E-Commerce

1:14:00 Fund of Funds

1:17:00 Start up Valuations

1:19:00 What does a Billion Dollar look like?

1:21:40 Start up Red Flags

1:28:00 Audience Questions

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

Kya Pakistan mai log Azaad hayn?

Pakistan kis kay liye bana tha?

Discussing the history of Elite Capture in Pakistan, and the existence of two Pakistans, one for the elite and one for the 24 crore Pakistanis who are still not free!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZnZ2cQXCu4 A must watch this 14th August

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

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

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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

Faisal Warraich is a Storyteller who runs Pakistan's most popular Youtube channel on Politics and History, "Dekho Suno Jano".

Faisal Warraich comes on The Pakistan Experience to discus the History of Pakistan, from Partition to the Afghan Jihad, and the current political crisis. On this episode, we also discuss Faisal Warraich's personal journey from wanting to go to Afghanistan, to reading books and launching 'Dekho Suno Jano'.

Was the creation of Pakistan part of the Great Game?

Did Nehru want Pakistan to be created?

Did Russia want to invade Pakistan?

Is there any hope in the Pakistani system?

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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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 Developing an interest in History

6:00 1857 and the Partition Movement

11:30 Aligarh Movement and the British plan

16:00 Muslim League and Partition

21:00 Great Game and the Garrison State

27:30 Jinnah and Gandhi

30:30 Indus History and Nation Building after Partition

45:00 Why couldn’t Pakistan be a Nation of Nations

49:00 Russia, Afghanistan and Pakistan

51:30 United States, Nehru and Pakistan

1:00:00 Establishment, the Youth and Narrative Forming in Pakistan

1:08:45 Faisal Warraich’s fascination with Afghanistan and Jehad

1:17:00 Faisal Warraich’s childhood and the books he read

1:26:00 Why did Faisal Warraich start Dekho Suno Jaano

1:31:30 Finding the “truth” in History

1:41:30 Kabhi “phone” aya hay Faisal Warraich ko?

1:43:30 Audience Questions

A special live stream with Pastor Ghazala Shafique and Bhevish Kumar on Religious Minority Rights in Pakistan.

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