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: https://www.patreon.com/thepakistanexperience  To support the channel: Jazzcash/Easypaisa - 0325 -2982912 Patreon.com/thepakistanexperience  

Tamanna Salikuddin is director of South Asia programs at the U.S. Institute of Peace, where she oversees USIP’s work in Pakistan and broader South Asia.   Tamanna comes on The Pakistan Experience to discuss Pakistan's importance to the United States, the future of South Asia, Talking with the Taliban, CPEC and Afghanistan.  

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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 Pakistan and US relationship, US aid  10:13 US and Afghanistan, a multi polar world 20:00 CPEC, Foreign US interference and policy 32:22 Diplomats, talking with the Taliban 42:41 Reaching peace with Taliban, problems with peace processes 52:17 Current US relations, USIP 58:51 QnA

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  Yousuf Bashir Qureshi is a fashion designer who has designed for the likes of Kenneth Cole, Bebe, BCBG and Christian Lacroix amongst others working in Nebraska and LA.  YBQ comes on The Pakistan Experience for a spiritual discussion on the self, capitalism, religion, purity, drugs, love and Pakistan.   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 Creating a space and self ability 8:44 Unraveling yourself, captialism, and training your mind 19:33 The importance of others, surity of self, purity of work 26:47 Aurat March, ways of protest 36:40 Drugs, altered states, intoxicants, and living to your requirements 47:05 Love and prejudice, spirit and spirituality, self responsibility 59:49 Facing demons and trauma, modernity, historical wisdom and love 1:10:26 Return to Pakistan, living in America, and believing stories 1:21:16 Degrading traffic conditions, a changing Karachi 1:33:46 QnA

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  Junaid Iqbal, the founding MD of Careem, comes on The Pakistan Experience to tell the story of how Careem beat Uber in Pakistan and how they sold Careem for over 3 billion dollars!  On this deep dive podcast, we discuss the investment and start up culture in Pakistan.  Junaid is an investor and entrepreneur with an excellent track record in executing growth and turnaround strategies.   As the founding Managing Director of Pakistan, he was responsible for establishing and growing the company's presence in the country. By 2017, Careem Pakistan was the largest market in the network by rides. Between 2017 and 2019, he also served as Managing Director for Careem Saudi Arabia and Managing Director of Careem Pay from 2019 to 2020.  Junaid led the turnaround and sale of Elixir Securities, a Pakistan-based global brokerage and investment banking advisory firm. Under his leadership, Elixir became the market leader in brokerage and volumes and led the secondary sale of HBL Bank, worth $1.01 bn, the single largest equity deal in Pakistan's history.  Junaid’s first stint as a CEO was at BMA Financial, where he built Pakistan’s first digitally enabled mutual fund supermarket.   Prior to BMA, he spent 5 years as a financial journalist producing and anchoring shows for Geo Tv and CNBC.   He is also the co-founder of Salt Arts, a music, art and entertainment platform.   He graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in Economics from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.  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 Intro 01:40 how Start Ups make money & how Careem came to be 14:25 dealing with the government & regulation 25:43 why Airlift & Swvl failed 29:44 what made Careem so nimble & staying ahead of Uber 43:50 dealing with cases of harassment, creating incentives for captains & customers 57:42 learnings from Junaid’s time at Careem, and the importance of picking the right talent and interview tips 1:14:00 why food delivery failed, data, changing ways of marketing  1:22:32 losing talent to FMCGs, Pakistan’s revenue problem, entrepreneurs solving problems  1:47:10 Q & A

Last week Syed Muzamil Hasan Zaidi of Thought Behind Things came on The Pakistan Experience (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LkMM0u_4cmM) and the podcast has ignited a fiery social media debate.  Reluctantly, I have made this video addressing all the controversies surrounding the podcast. It was unrehearsed and unscripted so I forgot to mention that the screenshot is not from a private group chat, it is from the TBT group.   I hope this puts all the matters and debates to rest and we can all move on.  Did I do a podcast to settle scores?  Did I put off the record things in the podcast?  Did I say post an out-of-context clip?  Here is a TPE daily update addressing all of that.  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  Syed Muzamil Hasan Zaidi is a content creator and a podcaster - he hosts the popular podcast 'Thought Behind Things'. Watch the podcast with him: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LkMM0u_4cmM&feature=youtu.beAnd 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

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  Tamkenat Mansoor is a doctor, content creator, actress and Youtuber. She comes back on The Pakistan Experience for a podcast with one truth bomb after another.  On this passionate episode of TPE, we discuss social media trolling, otherization, polarization, content creation, the drama industry, trolling, acting, negativity, toxicity, the use of religion, Shahrukh Khan, TikTok and Women's Rights.  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 Syed Muzammil Shah and Ali Aftab Saeed 4:00 Acting and the Pakistani Drama Industry 17:30 Joyland and the Use of Religion 22:00 Content Creators, Followers and Toxicity 30:00 Thick Skin, Trolling and Negativity 34:00 TikTok 48:00 Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy and Thinking Big 52:00 Fame and being in public 1:00:00 Shahrukh Khan, Govinda and Bollywood  1:09:00 Social Media Trolling and hate 1:14:00 Transphobia, Otherization and learning hate  1:26:30 Polarization 1:36:30 Pregnancy and women's lives 1:40:30 We can't talk about religion  1:47:30  Pervaiz Musharaf and Laal Masjid 1:51:00 Peoples QnA

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  Syed Muzamil Hasan Zaidi is a content creator and a podcaster - he hosts the popular podcast 'Thought Behind Things'.   Syed Muzamil Hasan Zaidi comes on The Pakistan Experience for a detailed discussion on Imran Khan, PTI, Digital Media, Podcasting, Mental Health, Cyber Trolling, Elite Privilege and the Aurat March.  Does Syed Muzamil support PTI?  Has he been a part of the PTI digital media wing?  Does Muzamil regret trolling people?  Find out this and more on this week's episode of The Pakistan Experience.  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 The importance of conversations and perspectives 10:55 Populists - the left, right and centre 22:06 Pakistani politics, policies, and programs 33:54 Defending Khan and PTI  47:10 Muzammil's early work, DMW 1:00:33 Political benefits, biases and the Imran Khan interview  1:19:30 Personal criticisms addressed  1:31:35 Twitter crisis, the dangers of social media, and mental health  1:50:44 Aurat March and online perspectives 1:56:16 QnA, analysing PTI and Khan

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  Raza Hasan comes on TPE to discuss Democracy, Injustice, Corruption, and comparing life in the United States to life in Pakistan.  Raza Hasan authored Prosperity for All Nations, demonstrating a breakthrough finding that democracy can only successfully function under a distributed governance structure. He launched the nonprofit, ProsperityWeb.org as a political network to curb corruption in third-world countries.  Raza has a BS in Aerospace Engineering, an ME in Electrical Engineering from Iowa State University, and an MBA in Marketing and Strategic Management from the Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota. During the early days of the internet, he recognized its potential. He changed his career from a future planning role as a senior analyst and software engineer at Northwest Airlines to work in product management and product marketing for web-based software product companies.  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 What is Prosperity Web 3:30 Uncovering Myths - Comparing Nations 12:00 What causes poverty 21:00 Fixing the System 31:00 Comparing Way of living in the USA and Pakistan 37:30 Injustice and Corruption 44:00 Policing, Equality and Justice 56:00 Judiciary in Minnesota 59:00 Taxation and Representation 1:13:00 Prosperity for all Nations

Running an Animal ReThe 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  Ayesha Chundrigar is the  founder of ACF Animal Rescue. She's a journalist and psychotherapist by profession. Her third degree was in English literature and philosophy  She started ACF ten years ago and has Rescued and helped over 30,000 animals.  Ayesha Chundrigar comes on the podcast for a detailed discussion on Animal Rights, Woke Politics, Activism, Mental Health and dealing with people.  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 Mental health, choosing to heal, victim mentalities 14:12 Therapeutic animals, moral policing, censorship and violence 25:10 Being attacked online 35:57 Positivity Vs negativity, creating boundaries, online hate 46:16 Extreme efficiency, taking breaks, being hit on  59:15 Activism, performativity, donkey cart owners, superficial morals 1:16:19 Lack of policies, Empress market, starting conversations 1:25:00 Animal killings and violence, toxic masculinity  1:37:27 Hunting, respecting food, gluttony  1:46:30 QnAscue Center in Pakistan -

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  Natalia Gul is a Stand up Comedian, DJ and a Content Creator.  Natalia comes back on The Pakistan Experience to tell some crazy stories, from the time an uncle asked them to stop a rave to how once a comic was left shirtless, on this week's fun filled episode we discuss Natalia's cook, finding her voice, taking a break, event curation, stand up comedy, and the Karachi event scene.  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 The artist, capitalism, and promoting art culture 9:04 Energy, brands not paying, saving yourself and leaving Pakistan 18:19 Growing old, house help, original content  33:05 Writing stand up, youth, holding actions accountable  47:52 Societal patriarchy: cities, education, generation 57:45 Karachi, ethnic and religious policing, females in comedy 1:11:06 Controversy aftermath, events industry and crisis 1:24:14  QnA

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  One of the leading Economist of the world, Sanjay Kathuria, comes on The Pakistan Experience to discuss Trade with India, the Pakistani Economy, South Asia, What Pakistan can learn from Bangladesh, default and IMF.  Will trade with India improve Pakistan's economy?  Should Pakistan default?  Is Bangladesh's bubble going to burst?  How does Sanjay rate Modi's Economic Policies?  Find out this and more on this week's episode of The Pakistan Experience.  Sanjay Kathuria is a leading thinker and commentator on economic integration in South Asia and the economic development of the region. He spent over 27 years at the World Bank, working on South Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, and Eastern Europe, including field assignments in New Delhi and Dhaka. Before joining the World Bank, he was a Fellow at the Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations in New Delhi. His scholarly and popular writing has focused on South Asia, economic growth and development, trade and globalization, regional integration, and the economics of small states, among others. He is on the editorial board of the Rising Asia Journal. He holds a Ph.D. in Economics from Oxford University as an Inlaks Scholar. He graduated from St. Stephen’s College, Delhi and did his Master’s at the Delhi School of Economics.  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 What is the new book about? 1:45 Trade with India 7:30 Trade in South Asia 14:00 What Bangladesh has done right 23:30 What factors hold the Pakistani Economy back 35:30 Debt, Current Account Deficit and Trade Deficit 45:00 Pakistan's risk of default 59:30 Remittances being a double edged sword 1:05:00 Paratariffs 1:11:30 Border Markets 1:15:30 Why is the GDP Growth of India falling? 1:17:30 Demonetization 1:19:00 Improving Relationships with India 1:25:10 Economic Policies of the Modi Government 1:30:40 Economic Dependency in light of Russia-Ukraine 1:33:15 Pakistan's Economic Situation 1:36:00 Global Energy Crisis 1:37:30 Trade in South Asia 1:41:00 Female Participation  1:42:30 1:44:30 Pakistan's Core Economic Problem