🇵🇰 Pakistan Episodes

Javed Jabbar is a Pakistani writer and politician. Javed Jabbar has served as a Senator during Zia-ul-Haq's tensure and as the Information Minister during Pervez Mushraf's rule. Javed Jabbar has also been associated with the Advertising industry for the past 5 decades and has written several books.  Mr. Jabbar joins on this week's episode of The Pakistan Experience to discuss Pakistaniyat, the need for a Pakistani identity, serving under Military Dictators and whether there is an effort being made to revise history.   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        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 1:15 What is Pakistaniyat? 7:00 Is Pakistaniyat exclusionary? 11:30 The Pakistani Identity 32:30 Serving under Pervez Musharraf and supporting Military Dictators 42:30 Perspectives on history 49:00 Documentary on 1971

International listeners can support TBT here: https://buy.stripe.com/14keVU54r5hQ55S000 Be part of our community by joining our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtbehindthings   In conversation with tonight’s guest, Faizan Aslam. He is talking about his journey and how bookme.pk started. How did he get the idea for bookme.pk? Was he working somewhere else while this was growing? Who were his first clients? What services did they provide? When was the bus ticket system launched? Did it generate revenue? Did Covid affect business? Catch this and much more in tonight’s episode! Do not forget to subscribe and press the bell icon to catch on to some amazing conversations coming your way!   Connect with us:  • https://www.instagram.com/thoughtbehindthings  • https://www.instagram.com/muzamilhasan     Faizan’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/faizanaslam  The Pakistan Pivot podcast:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AiES36Nvv08

Shahjehan Khan comes on the podcast to discuss grappling with his identity in a post 9-11 world, being thrusted into stardom as part of the punk rock band 'The Kominas', recovery from addiction and the artist's life.  Shahjehan is a voice-over artist, actor, and musician based in Boston and the founder of the South Asian punk rock band The Kominas. He is the current host of the KING OF THE WORLD PODCAST, exploring his life as a Pakistani American Muslim in the 20 years since 9/11.    Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.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

International listeners can support TBT here: https://buy.stripe.com/14keVU54r5hQ55S000 Be part of our community by joining our Facebook group:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtbehindthings Exploring the future of jobs with tonight’s guests, Arzish Azam. Where he did his schooling from? How has he started startup grind and Ejad Labs? What was the thought process behind his work? How are they enabling and empowering individuals? How is he connecting people to silicon valley? Why do we not own ex-pat Pakistanis? How has been his experience like working with the science ministry? How important the role of the private sector is in producing talents? How does he see the major components of industry working? And are we heading in the right direction? Tune in to know more about the upcoming events they organize, how the job market is changing and how he envisions Pakistan of 2050! Connect with us: • https://www.instagram.com/thoughtbehindthings • https://www.instagram.com/muzamilhasan Arzish’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/arzishazam/ Startup Grind: https://www.instagram.com/StartupGrindPK/ Ejad Labs: https://www.instagram.com/EjadLabs/ Future Fest 2022 will be home to 30,000+ attendees, 250+ world-class speakers, 100+ exhibitors, unlimited networking, and 20+ activities all wrapped in 3 mega conferences. You can get yourself register today at www.futurefest.pk The Pakistan Pivot podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDkodgbNMEk

International listeners can support TBT here: https://buy.stripe.com/14keVU54r5hQ55S000 Be part of our community by joining our Facebook group:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtbehindthings  In conversation with tonight’s guests, Qasim Umer. He is talking about his educational journey; how did he end up in Islamabad? How did he get into e-commerce and freelance? In what ways did he increase his income? How and when did he get married? Did covid cause a problem in freelance? What is conversion revenue optimization? How can one invest when in Pakistan? Catch this, his journey, and much more in tonight’s episode. Do not forget to subscribe and press the bell icon to catch on to some amazing conversations coming your way!   Connect with us:  • https://www.instagram.com/thoughtbehindthings    • https://www.instagram.com/muzamilhasan     The Pakistan Pivot podcast:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AiES36Nvv08

International listeners can support TBT here: https://buy.stripe.com/14keVU54r5hQ55S000 Be part of our community by joining our Facebook group:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtbehindthings In conversation with tonight’s guests, Mirza Burhan Baig. He is sharing his journey into becoming a hacker, how did he end up in Riyadh? How is black hat hacking different from white hat hacking? How was his experience working for big companies? What companies still need to work on their security systems? Why are banks still getting hacked? Is it safe to connect to public Wi-Fi? Catch this and much more in tonight’s episode. Do not forget to subscribe and press the bell icon to catch on to some amazing conversations coming your way! Connect with us: • https://www.instagram.com/thoughtbehindthings • https://www.instagram.com/muzamilhasan The Pakistan Pivot podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AiES36Nvv08

Tariq Ali comes back on The Pakistan Experience to discuss the Sialkot incident, rising religious extremism, TLP, The treatment of women, the history of violence, the War in Afghanistan and Julian Assange.   We also discuss Tariq Ali's latest book, "The Forty Year War in Afghanistan: A Chronicle Foretold"    Tariq Ali is a Pakistani-British political activist, writer, journalist, historian, filmmaker, and public intellectual. He is the author of many books, including Pakistan: Military Rule or People's Power (1970), Can Pakistan Survive? The Death of a State (1983), Clash of Fundamentalisms: Crusades, Jihads and Modernity (2002).    Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.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 Religious Extremism: How did we get here 19:00 Economic element in Blasphemy cases 22:30 How to deal with the TLP 28:30 Islamophobia 43:00 Treatment of Women in Pakistan 50:00 History of Extremism 1:02:00 Decolonizing 1:08:30 The Forty Year War in Afghanistan: A Chronicle Foretold 1:34:30 Julian Assange

International listeners can support TBT here: https://buy.stripe.com/14keVU54r5hQ55S000 Be part of our community by joining our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtbehindthings In conversation with tonight’s guests, Sibtain Jiwani and Hunain Kapadia. They talked about their journeys and what Smart Choice is about? Are there any plans for new products? What is retail health insurance? How is the uptake of health insurance versus other types of insurance? Can insurance plans be customized? What is the price point per year? Is insurance Islamic? The pay and drive concept and much more! Catch it all in tonight’s episode. Do not forget to subscribe and press the bell icon to catch on to some amazing conversations coming your way! Connect with us: • https://www.instagram.com/thoughtbehindthings • https://www.instagram.com/muzamilhasan The Pakistan Pivot podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a07WTzhR3sM&t=11s

International listeners can support TBT here: https://buy.stripe.com/14keVU54r5hQ55S000 Be part of our community by joining our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtbehindthings In conversation with tonight’s guest, Sheryar Baloch. We talked about his hometown and how it contributes to the economy? What did he study? What schools did he go to? Was it hard for him to freelance while living in Kharan? How did he deal with the clash of civilization? When did he earn his first dollar? How does he work on Amazon and what type of clients does he have? Catch this and much more in tonight’s episode. Connect with us: • https://www.instagram.com/thoughtbehindthings • https://www.instagram.com/muzamilhasan Sheryar’s Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/sheryar.baloch.1217 The Pakistan Pivot podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a07WTzhR3sM&t=11s

Uzair Younus is a public policy analyst and the Director of the Pakistan initiative at the Atlantic Council. He is also the host of Pakistanomy.   Uzair joins us for a discussion on rising religious extremism, the appointment of Ejaz Akram, inflation, the economy, and what the future might hold for Pakistan.  Find out this and more on this week's episode of The Pakistan Experience.  Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.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. He can be found on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Tinder.  Instagram.com/shehzadghiasshaikh Facebook.com/Shehzadghias/ Twitter.com/shehzad89

International listeners can support TBT here: https://buy.stripe.com/14keVU54r5hQ55S000 Be part of our community by joining our Facebook group:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtbehindthings In conversation with tonight’s guest, Muhammad Saim Rehman. How has his life been like? What is he studying? How should we react to trauma? How was his experience in BMI and in LUMS? Does studying O/A level open more doors for you in Pakistan? What is the difference between people in Karachi and Lahore? What is Saim planning on doing and how he envisions Pakistan 30 years from now? Catch it all in Tonight’s episode. Connect with us: • https://www.instagram.com/thoughtbehindthings • https://www.instagram.com/muzamilhasan The Pakistan Pivot podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a07WTzhR3sM&t=11s

Muhammad Ibrahim Qazi, the grandson of Qazi Hussain Ahmed(Former Ameer of Jamiat-e-Islami), is a strategic analyst.   Muhammad Ibrahim joins us on this week's episode of The Pakistan Experience to give the right wing's vision of Pakistan. On this deep dive podcast we discuss the Sialkot incident, Blasphemy Law in Pakistan, Jamiat-e-Islami, Political Expediency, Qazi Hussain Ahmed, Maulana Maududi, Islamia Jamiat-e-Talba and Anti-Americanism.  Find out this and more on this week's episode of The Pakistan Experience.  Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.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. He can be found on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Tinder.  Instagram.com/shehzadghiasshaikh Facebook.com/Shehzadghias/ Twitter.com/shehzad89     Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 1:30 Sialkot Incident and Blasphemy Law  37:00 Mumtaz Qadri and the misuse of the Blasphemy Law 46:00 Why are our religious leaders silent and don’t condemn? 58:00 Qazi Hussain Ahmed 1:04:00 JI and Anti-Americanism 1:16:00 JI’s support for military dictators 1:22:30 Was Maula Maudidi against the creation of Pakistan? 1:39:00 JI’s political expediency 1:45:00 Islami jamiat talba 1:52:00 Peoples questions 2:00:30 Right Wing’s vision for Pakistan

International listeners can support TBT here: https://buy.stripe.com/14keVU54r5hQ55S000 Be part of our community by joining our Facebook group:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtbehindthings In conversation with tonight’s guest, Xpolymer Dar. How has his journey been like? How did he start his musical journey? Who named Rasp engineers? What is the difference between Rap and Hip Hop? What is freestyle Rap? What are his views on the rap industry? Why does he keep low-key? What is Puthi Topi Gang? Tune in to know more about what his new album is like and much more in tonight’s episode. Connect with us: • https://www.instagram.com/thoughtbehindthings • https://www.instagram.com/muzamilhasan The Pakistan Pivot podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a07WTzhR3sM&t=11s

International listeners can support TBT here: https://buy.stripe.com/14keVU54r5hQ55S000 Be part of our community by joining our Facebook group:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtbehindthings  In conversation with tonight’s guest, Syed Hasan Sajjad. What was the environment he grew up in like? His education and career? What did he do when he returned to Pakistan? What was his part in his children’s career choices? What are his views on the Ayub Khan era? How was fatherhood like? How is life after retirement? What is “Acha Pakistan” according to him and much more in tonight’s episode!  Connect with us:  https://www.instagram.com/thoughtbehindthings  https://www.instagram.com/muzamilhasan  The Pakistan Pivot podcast:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5PL3lPPeas

International listeners can support TBT here: https://buy.stripe.com/14keVU54r5hQ55S000 Be part of our community by joining our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtbehindthings In conversation with tonight’s guest, Mr. Mohammad Shoaib, CFA - Al Meezan Investments. What was Mr. Shoaib’s journey like? What investment options do we have in Pakistan? What is the procedure of investment? What is Meezan ETF? Does the pension fund give more return? Can you take ETF from the stock market? What ratio of people in Pakistan invest? Who is the perfect investor? Catch this and insights into how students should invest in tonight’s episode! Connect with us: • https://www.instagram.com/thoughtbehindthings • https://www.instagram.com/muzamilhasan Meezan investment’s website: https://www.almeezangroup.com/ The Pakistan Pivot podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5PL3lPPeas

Live with the organizers and students leaders of the Student Solidarity March to discuss why they are protesting!  Live with Progressive Students Collective.  Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.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. He can be found on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Tinder.    Instagram.com/shehzadghiasshaikh Facebook.com/Shehzadghias/ Twitter.com/shehzad89

International listeners can support TBT here: https://buy.stripe.com/14keVU54r5hQ55S000 Be part of our community by joining our Facebook group:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtbehindthings In conversation with tonight’s guest, Talha Ahad. What was his journey like? When and why did TCM start? What is their business model? Did they sustain their core? How free is the media in Pakistan now? Where will TCM be 5 years from now? What is journalism? Will things get better and an insight into what’s happening around the world! Catch it all in tonight’s episode. Connect with us: • https://www.instagram.com/thoughtbehindthings • https://www.instagram.com/muzamilhasan TCM’s website: https://thecentrummedia.com/ The Pakistan Pivot podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6c9K50ZVaps&t=27s

International listeners can support TBT here: https://buy.stripe.com/14keVU54r5hQ55S000 Be part of our community by joining our Facebook group:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtbehindthings In conversation with tonight’s guest, Ayla Adnan. How she was able to access the American side of content? Was she able to convert the TikTok audience to Instagram? How did her parents’ divorce affect her personality? What is her understanding of women's empowerment? What is the organization she started voluntarily? What was her research about sanitary pads? How her school makes her passionate about certain issues? How does she feel like a woman living in Pakistan and much more? Catch it all in tonight’s episode!  Connect with us: • https://www.instagram.com/thoughtbehindthings • https://www.instagram.com/muzamilhasan Ayla’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/CWIzfDBo1D7/ The Pakistan Pivot podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6c9K50ZVaps&t=27s

Author, Professor and Historian, Kamran Asdar Ali joins us for a deep dive podcast on the history of the left in Pakistan.   Why did class politics not take root in Pakistan?   What do we see so many nationalists movement in Pakistan?  What has been the politics in Karachi?  Kamran Asdar Ali and I discuss the Rawalpindi Conspiracy Case, Muslim Nationalism, Faiz Ahmed Faiz and Jinnah's politics on this week's episode of The Pakistan Experience.  Kamran Asdar Ali is professor of anthropology, Middle East Studies and Asian Studies at UofT Austin. . He served as the the Director of the South Asia Institute at the University of Texas, Austin (2011-2017).  He is the author of Planning the Family in Egypt: New Bodies, New Selves (UT Press, 2002) and the co-editor of Gendering Urban Space in the Middle East, South Asia and Africa (Palgrave 2008), Comparing Cities: Middle East and South Asia (Oxford 2009) and Gender, Politics, and Performance in South Asia (Oxford 2015). He has been a member of the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton (1998-99), a senior fellow at ISIM, University of Leiden (2005) and a fellow at the Wissenschaftskolleg at Berlin (2010-2011). He has published several articles on issues of health and gender in Egypt and on ethnicity, class politics, sexuality and popular culture in Pakistan. His more recent book is Communism in Pakistan: Politics and Class Activism 1947-1972 (IB Tauris and Oxford, 2015).     Find out this and more on this week's episode of The Pakistan Experience.           Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.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. He can be found on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Tinder.             Instagram.com/shehzadghiasshaikh Facebook.com/Shehzadghias/ Twitter.com/shehzad89     Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 1:30 Question of Muslim Nationalism 14:00 Nation states, nationalities and 'quomiyat' 19:30 Jinnah's politics 24:30 Politics of Constituency: Sajjad Zaheer and the Communist Party of Pakistan 35:30 Identity Politics and class being the only criteria 44:40 Quamiyat, Mazhaab and the State using religion 53:00 Rawalpindi Conspiracy Case 1:01:00 Progressives and Perverts: The Middle Class Morality 1:09:00 UT Austin Ben Shapiro Edition? 1:11:30 Faiz and Jalib  1:17:30 Using religion as a strategy 1:26:30 Politics of Karachi 1:45:00 Daily Wage Labourers 1:51:30 Karachi is a port city without a port culture1

International listeners can support TBT here: https://buy.stripe.com/14keVU54r5hQ55S000 Be part of our community by joining our Facebook group:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtbehindthings In conversation with a 30-year-old Entrepreneur tonight’s guest, Muhammad Nowkhaiz. What was his journey to success? What did he study? How was his life after graduation? How did Shopify come into the picture? What was Taza Daily? Why did he join Careem?  Why did he change his job? What is empowering Maqsood bhai? Catch this and more interesting insights into Nowkhaiz’s life in today’s episode! Connect with us: • https://www.instagram.com/thoughtbehindthings • https://www.instagram.com/muzamilhasan Retailo’s website: https://retailo.co/ The Pakistan Pivot podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6c9K50ZVaps&t=24s