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The Pakistan Experience

English, Social, 10 seasons, 415 episodes, 15 hours, 51 minutes
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The Pakistan Experience is a podcast looking to tell stories about Pakistan, and Pakistanis, through the lost art of conversations. https://www.youtube.com/c/ThePakistanExperience Also available on Spotify, Google Podcasts and Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Shehzad Ghias Shaikh
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Ceasefire Ended - Gaza being bombed - Fake 'doll' claims go viral - Israel's Propaganda - Part 5

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: 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
12/3/20234 minutes, 56 seconds
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The many lies told by Israel - The Release of Hostages - Pallywood - War is Ugly - Shehzad Ghias

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. 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 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
11/30/202329 minutes, 32 seconds
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Israel's Endgame for Gaza - Lies, Myths and Propaganda by the Media - Part 3

A new series that looks to destroy the myths around Israel and Palestine, and respond to popular talking points on the media. The third part of the series looks at Israel's endgame for Gaza. 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: 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 Chapters 0:00 Introduction and October 7th 2:16 Israel's Plan for Gaza 4:20 Myth 21: Palestinians are Human Animals 11:20 The Media's framing of the War 16:00 Political Solutions and Netanyahu
11/27/202318 minutes, 36 seconds
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What happened on October 7th? - Exposing the Lies and Myths around Israel and Palestine - Part 2

A new series that looks to destroy the myths around Israel and Palestine, and respond to popular talking points on the media. The second part of the series looks at what really happened on October 7th. 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 Chapters: 0:00 Introduction and the Propaganda around the Al Shifa Hospital 3:44 Myth 11: Israel tries to minimize civilian casualties 5:43 Myth 12: Israel does not target hospitals 8:30 Myth 13: Israel does not target Journalists 10:24 Myth 14: Israel tells people to evacuate 13:18 Myth 15: This is being done to eliminate Hamas 17:51 Myth 17: This is not a Genocide 23:54 We should ask to Release All Hostages 24:58 What did Hamas expect? 27:42 What really happened on October 7th?
11/20/202333 minutes, 17 seconds
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Demands of the Sindh Moorat March 2023- Shehzadi Rai - Trans Activist -TPE Live 016

Shehzadi Rai, a Trans Human Rights Activist, comes back on The Pakistan Experience to discuss the demands of the Sindh Moorat March 2023 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
11/15/20231 hour, 8 minutes, 20 seconds
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The Media is lying to you Hamas, Israel and Palestine - Destroying Myths - Part 1

A new series that looks to destroy the myths around Israel and Palestine, and respond to popular talking points on the media. The first part of the series looks at 10 myths around Hamas, and everything that media is getting wrong about the issue. 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 Pinned by The Pakistan Experience @ThePakistanExperience 38 seconds ago Sources (Agree to Disagree with us, you have to acknowledge we put in a lot of effort into our videos, and we make sure we are honest about our work, and our sources, I don't know any other channel you puts us this much work in being this transparent about their sources and puts them out like this) Books: 1.Hundred Years' War on Palestine by Rashid Khalidi 2. Method and Madness: The Hidden Story of Israel's Assaults on Gaza by Norm Finkelstein 3. Preventing Palestine: A Political History from Camp David to Oslo by Seth Anziska 4. Hamas: Political Thought and Practice by Hroub, Khaled Documentaries: 1. Born in Gaza (2014) 2. Gaza Fights For Freedom (2019) Papers: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00335630500157516 Reports: 1. Amnesty International - Operation Cast Led https://www.amnesty.org/en/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/mde150212009eng.pdf 2. Amnesty International - Operation Protective Edge https://amnesty.org.uk/gaza-operation-protective-edge 3. Human Rights Watch on Israel's Apartheid: https://www.hrw.org/report/2021/04/27/threshold-crossed/israeli-authorities-and-crimes-apartheid-and-persecution 4. Amnesty International: https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/campaigns/2022/02/israels-system-of-apartheid/ 5. Amnesty International: https://www.amnesty.org/en/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/mde150212009eng.pdf 6. Amnesty International: https://www.amnesty.org/en/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/mde151432002en.pdf (Articles and Videos Sourced in the Pinned Comment on Youtube) Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 1:14 Myth 1: Israel-Palestine is Complicated 3:54 Myth 2: Hamas started the war on October 7th 12:00 Talking Point: Do you condemn Hamas? 16:18 Israel’s Playbook 17:45 Myth 4: This is about Hamas 20:41 What even is Hamas? 23:54 Myth 6: Hamas is ISIS 25:05 Myth 7: Hamas cannot be Trusted 27:15 The Hamas Charter 29:30 Myth 9: The people of Gaza are responsible for Hamas 31:00 Myth 10: Human Shields
11/14/202333 minutes, 55 seconds
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Should India support Palestine or Israel? - Decolonization, 1857 and Hamas - Shehzad Ghias - #TPE

Responding to the Right Wing Propaganda and delving into the history of 1857 and the history of India-Palestine relations 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 Chapters: 0:00 Introduction and Right Wing Propaganda 3:00 Decolonization of India and Violence 6:30 1857 and the Siege of Cawnpore 14:00 The Bhagat Singh Tweet and Propaganda of Hate Politics 22:00 Dehumanization of People 25:30 This is not a Religious War 28:00 Demonizing Religious Minorities, Otherization and Dehumanization 30:00 Pro Palestine is not Pro Hamas 31:30 Two Nation Theory and the Indian Right Wing 33:45 Religious Countries and the Primacy of the Religious Identity pushed by Colonialism 39:00 Jewish Right of Return to Israel 42:49 India, Pakistan and Palestine 46:30 Jews against Zionism 48:23 India’s historic support for Palestine 51:00 Stop spreading disinformation and fake news 53:30 Discussing Hamas 55:30 Stand with Palestine
10/30/202359 minutes, 37 seconds
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What is the Pakistani Identity? - Adeel Afzal on Religion, Culture and Urdu - #TPE 306

What is the Pakistani Identity? Is it religion? Is it Arab? Is it Indian? Writer, Actor and Content Creator Adeel Afzal is comes back on the podcast to unpack the Pakistani Identity, from the state creating an identity on the basis of religion to people playing the religion card, on this deep dive podcast we discuss Forced Nationalization, Regional Identitities, Heer Ranjha, the National Anthem, Urdu, Allama Iqbal, and Punjab. 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 Chapters: 0:00 Unpacking Identity and creating the Pakistani Identity 8:00 State Identity based on Religion and using the religion card 18:00 Religion, Culture and Discrimination 24:00 Forced Nationalization, Urdu and Imposed Narratives 37:00 Mazhar culture, Politics and Religion Card 46:00 Relegating regional languages and cultures 55:00 National Anthem and Haffez Jalandhari 1:00:00 Hockey, Cricket and Squash 1:04:00 Heer Ranjha and making Education for all 1:14:00 Imposing Identities and being disconnected from your own Identity 1:21:51 Gwadar and Economic Anxiety of the Baloch 1:28:30 Allama Iqbal and Poetry in the Sub-Continent 1:33:00 Conclusion
10/29/20231 hour, 37 minutes, 50 seconds
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Gaza Hospital Strike, Hamas, Palestine, Israel and Media Propaganda - Shehzad Ghias - #TPE

Over the past week, we have seen certain media narratives being sold where Israelis are "killed' but Palestinians simply die. We have seen a lot of propaganda and lies, especially a big lie that has been told to manufacture consent for war. In this video we break it all down, from BBC to CNN, from the Gaza Hospital Strike to Hamas, From October 7th to IDF, and from Pro-Palestine rallies to Anti-Semitism. This is why Israel needed a big lie - to justify what they are doing: 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 Chapters: 0:00 Striking Hospitals, Civilian Targets and Collective Punishment 5:00 Media campaign to defend Israel's War Crimes and Dehumanizing Palestinians 9:00 Manufacturing Consent, Power of Language and Filters of Controls 14:30 Timeline of events of the Ah-Ahli Hospital strike, Fake News and Retractions 22:00 Why Israel needed a "Big Lie" 30:44 Israel releasing a fabricated audio as evidence 33:09 Hamas's Rockets vs Israel's strikes 36:30 IDF's previous lies, Media Manipulation and Lack of Contextualization 39:00 But Hamas, The need for Dehumanization and Anti-Semitism 44:00 Pro Palestine Protests around the world
10/28/202348 minutes, 49 seconds
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Hamas, Gaza and the History of the Israel-Palestine Conflict - Shehzad Ghias - #TPE

Contextualizing the current war between Israel and Palestine. 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 Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 1:30 British Colonialism and the Holocaust 6:00 Phase 1: The Creation of Israel 13:50 Phase 2: The Nakbah 19:50 Phase 3: 1967 and the Six Day War 25:00 Phase 4: The Oslo Accords 29:00 Phase 5: The Reality of Israel-Palestine 42:00 Contextualizing the current Israel-Palestine war
10/13/20231 hour, 8 minutes, 56 seconds
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Why is there so much religious mob violence in Pakistan? - Shehzad Ghias Shaikh - #TPE

Why is there so much religious mob violence in Pakistan? Sources: 1. Blasphemy and Violence by Ron E. Hassner https://www.jstor.org/stable/23019512 2. Blasphemy in the Christian World by David Nash https://global.oup.com/academic/product/blasphemy-in-the-christian-world-9780199570751 3. USCIRF's report: ENFORCING THE WORLD’S BLASPHEMY LAWS https://www.uscirf.gov/publication/violating-rights-enforcing-worlds-blasphemy-laws 4. Article by PEW Research Center https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2022/01/25/four-in-ten-countries-and-territories-worldwide-had-blasphemy-laws-in-2019-2/ 5. “Plurality, Dissent and Hegemony: Th e Story Behind Pakistan’s Blasphemy Law” by Syed Zainuddin Moulvi and Arafat Mazhar https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/freedom-of-expression-in-islam-9780755637676/ 6. Sahih Muslim 96 https://sunnah.com/muslim:96a 7. 2008 Unholy Speech and Holy Laws: Blasphemy Laws in Pakistan - Controversial Origins, Design Defects by Zahra Hayat and Osama Siddique: https://scholarship.law.umn.edu/mjil/25/ 8. Capitulating to the TLP - The Nation https://www.nation.com.pk/04-Nov-2018/capitulating-to-the-tlp Podcasts: 1. Engineer Muhammad Ali Mirza https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DZ6h3LcF6o 2. Arafat Mazhar https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msRmoRak8LA 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 Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 1:30 Corelation does not imply causation 3:30 Blasphemy and Violence 9:00 The Illusion of the Oppressed Majority 15:30 Blasphemy Law and Islam 19:30 History of Mob Violence in Pakistan 26:20 Other factors
9/12/202329 minutes, 53 seconds
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PTI, PDM and the Death of Democracy in Pakistan - Will the Military take over? - Shehzad Ghias

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
8/21/202333 minutes, 28 seconds
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Angry Mob burns down Church in Faisalabad - TLP, TTP, PML-N and PTI - How did Pakistan get here?

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
8/17/202322 minutes, 11 seconds
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Are people in Pakistan Free? - Freedom, Quaid-e-Azam and the Creation of the Pakistani Identity

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. 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
8/16/202343 minutes, 48 seconds
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BREAKING NEWS: Pakistan Cypher Leaked - Was Imran Khan right about American Regime Change?

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
8/14/202341 minutes, 4 seconds
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Live with Christian and Hindu Rights Activists - Pastor Ghazala and Bhevish Kumar - Minority March

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. 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
8/10/20231 hour, 7 minutes, 44 seconds
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Imran Khan ARRESTED again - Will another Prime Minister be Removed?

Imran Khan has been arrested in the Tosha Khana reference case - what will happen now? Is this right? Is this legal? Why does this happen to every civilian Prime Minister 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 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
8/6/202329 minutes, 31 seconds
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Pakistan Lost - Ep. 09 - Pakistan's Fundamental Problem

Pakistan Lost is a series of audio essays on history exploring the choices that were made that impacted millions of people for decades to come. In the last episode of the series, we look at why Pakistanis are not taught to respect the Constitution. Watch all the episodes of Pakistan Lost: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HVcorSr-vM&list=PLlQZ9NZnjq5qRLMfNjRNQyCTBkT0etuaZ 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/ThePakistanExp1https://www.facebook.com/thepakistanexperiencehttps://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
6/18/20238 minutes, 19 seconds
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Imran Khan, The Establishment and the End of PTI - How we got here - The Real Story Exposed

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/ThePakistanExp1https://www.facebook.com/thepakistanexperiencehttps://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 3:00 Imran Riaz Khan 5:00 Media 8:54 What led up to the current crisis 38:00 The Current Crisis 50:00 Is this fascism unprecedented? 1:00:00 Can PTI defeat the Establishment
6/8/20231 hour, 13 minutes, 12 seconds
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The Creation, Election and Selection of Imran Khan - Pakistan Lost - Ep 08 - Charter of Democracy

Pakistan Lost is a series of audio essays on history exploring the choices that were made that impacted millions of people for decades to come. Episode 8 of the series looks at the creation, election and selection of Imran Khan, how the military used Imran Khan against the Charter of Democracy. Watch all the episodes of Pakistan Lost: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HVcorSr-vM&list=PLlQZ9NZnjq5qRLMfNjRNQyCTBkT0etuaZ 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/ThePakistanExp1https://www.facebook.com/thepakistanexperiencehttps://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
5/31/202319 minutes, 1 second
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JNU, Comedy, Satire, Caste and Culture in India - Anurag Minus Verma - Comedian - #TPE 276

Anurag Minus Verma joins us on a fun episode of The Pakistan Experience discussing JNU, Comedy, Satire, Caste and Culture in India. On this deep dive episode, we discuss Extensialism, Devang Patel, Kafka, White Vloggers, Marxism, Adnan Sami, Anti-National, Gaanja, Anti-Caste, Memes, Culture and BC Sutta Na Mila Anurag is a multimedia artist. He studied Art and Aesthetics at JNU, Delhi, and film editing at FTII, Pune. His video diaries and character videos have gained a substantial social media following. His films have been screened at prestigious festivals and museums worldwide. In addition to his video work, Anurag writes opinion pieces. His popular podcast invites global thinkers and artists to discuss pressing issues. Anurag has been invited to share his journey at renowned institutions like Harvard, the University of Michigan, and Brandeis University. 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/ThePakistanExp1https://www.facebook.com/thepakistanexperiencehttps://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 1:40 Why are you called Anurag Minus Verma 4:30 The importance of Names 9:00 Caste and Culture in Urban India 19:50 Satirizing your own class 23:0 Finding the universality in the unique 27:00 Bollywood creating Culture and culture creating Bollywood and Dil Se 33:30 Issue based content and Cancel Culture 36:00 Vloggers and Foreigners in Pakistan 41:30 Cinema and Music in Pakistan 45:30 Sutta Na Mila and Ad Parody 48:30 Devang Patel 51:40 Existentialism and Roadies 55:30 Memes 1:00:00 JNU, Political Songs and Coffee 1:12:21 Audience Questions
5/28/20231 hour, 29 minutes, 38 seconds
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Benazir Bhutto and the End of Democracy - Pakistan Lost - Ep 07

Pakistan Lost is a series of audio essays on history exploring the choices that were made that impacted millions of people for decades to come. Episode 7 of the series looks at the dismissal of Benazir Bhutto's first Government on August 6th, 1990. Watch all the episodes of Pakistan Lost: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HVcorSr-vM&list=PLlQZ9NZnjq5qRLMfNjRNQyCTBkT0etuaZThe 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
5/27/20239 minutes, 8 seconds
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Is this the end of Imran Khan? Has PTI been Dismantled? - Imran Khan vs PDM - Shehzad Ghias

Imran Khan vs the COAS - Has PTI been Dismantled? Is the Party Over? 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/ThePakistanExp1https://www.facebook.com/thepakistanexperiencehttps://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
5/25/202355 minutes, 9 seconds
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Imran Khan, Malik Riaz and the Al Qadir Trust Case - The Whole Truth Exposed!

All sides of the Al Qadir Trust case, and the context of Corruption, Imran Khan's tenure and this case. 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/ThePakistanExp1https://www.facebook.com/thepakistanexperiencehttps://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 2:40 What is Corruption? 8:00 Malik Riaz’s Dealings in London 12:40 What is the Al Qadir Trust Case? 18:50 Imran Khan’s Involvement 23:50 Selective Justice 34:00 Civil Society needs to oppose Military Courts for PTI
5/19/202338 minutes, 14 seconds
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Return of Bachodiyan - 100K Special - Tamkenat, Syed Muzammil Shah, Ali Aftab Saeed, Mariam, Sajeer

Tamkenat Mansoor, Syed Muzammil Shah, Ali Aftab Saeed, Mariam Shafqat Goraya, and Sajeer Shaikh, join us for a special live stream celebrating 100,000 subscribers! This is the return of Bachodiyan you have all been waiting for. 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/thepakistanex... To support the channel: Jazzcash/Easypaisa - 0325 -2982912 Patreon.com/thepakistanexperience And Please stay in touch: https://twitter.com/ThePakistanExp1https://www.facebook.com/thepakistane...https://instagram.com/thepakistanexpe... 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
5/15/20232 hours, 24 minutes, 47 seconds
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Imran Khan vs The Establishment? - 15 things you don't know - Contextualizing the Crisis

This video was recorded before the Supreme Court declaring the arrest of Imran Khan illegal, they have still not declared the Arrest Warrant illegal so let's see what happens tomorrow but based on the leaked audio call of Imran Khan Lawyer's before the judgment today, they knew what the judgment will be and they also know they will get bail tomorrow.
5/11/202355 minutes, 37 seconds
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The Death of the Political Class - Pakistan Lost - Ep 06 - EBDO

Pakistan Lost is a series of audio essays on history exploring the choices that were made that impacted millions of people for decades to come. Episode 6 of the series looks at how the political class was destroyed in Pakistan to pave the way for dictatorships. Watch all the episodes of Pakistan Lost: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HVcorSr-vM&list=PLlQZ9NZnjq5qRLMfNjRNQyCTBkT0etuaZ
5/11/20237 minutes
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BREAKING NEWS: The Legal and The Political Case against Imran Khan - Why was he Arrested?

Imran Khan has been arrested; here is what happened, and why it happened. For details of the Malik Riaz case against Imran Khan and other cases of Corruption. Watch this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mq8psEQsjVg 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/ThePakistanExp1https://www.facebook.com/thepakistanexperiencehttps://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
5/9/202310 minutes, 7 seconds
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Destroying the myths of 1971 - The Loss of East Pakistan and the Rise of Dhakka - Pakistan Lost Ep 5

Pakistan Lost is a series of audio essays on history exploring the choices that were made that impacted millions of people for decades to come. Episode 5 of the series looks at the loss of East Pakistan, the war for Bangladesh and the rise of Dhakka. Watch all the episodes of Pakistan Lost: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HVcorSr-vM&list=PLlQZ9NZnjq5qRLMfNjRNQyCTBkT0etuaZ Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 2:00 1947-1971 10:21 Destroying the Myths 25:51 How we remember 1971 and Lessons Podcasts you should watch: 1. Khurram Hussain on the Economic History of Pakistan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68NUwsRH6vo 2. Anam Zakaria on a People's History of 1947 and 1971: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9YKulPg_TxA 3. Asim Sajjad Akhtar on the political history: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbH4m6tfUKk 4. Yousouf Nazar on 1971 and the Economy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ncXBoovBcSI 5. Ali Usman Qasmi on the history of Pakistan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZhd_CgFzrA 6. Mustafa Nawaz Khokar on Reimagining Pakistan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZfLwGnjim0 7. Tariq Ali on 1971: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOoYYGwRORk Sources: A) Books 1. Murder of History by K.K. Aziz 2. Pakistan: Between Mosque and Military by Hussain Haqqani 3. Witness to Surrender by Siddiq Salik 4. From Jinnah to Zia by Muhammad Munir 5. Diaries of Justice Muhammad Ibrahim 6. Sheikh Mujib's 6 point Formula by Syed Humayun 7. Conflict Unending by Sumit Ganguly 8. A Tale of Millions by Major M. Rafiqul Islam 9. The Great Tragedy by Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto 10. Pakistan: Eye of the Storm by Owen Benett Jones 11. 1971: A People's History by Anam Zakaria 12. The Pakistan People's Party by Philip E. Jones 13. Hamood ur Rehman Commission Report and the Supplementary Report B) Articles 1. https://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,830952,00.html 2. https://www.jstor.org/stable/24494181 3. https://www.thefridaytimes.com/2022/08/12/1971-and-the-erasure-of-the-biharis/ 4. https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2017/8/15/haunted-by-unification-a-bangladeshi-view-of-partition 5. http://pu.edu.pk/images/journal/csas/PDF/Mussarat%20Jabeen%207.pdf 6. https://www.dawn.com/news/1353861 7. https://www.jstor.org/stable/3023816 8. https://www.nytimes.com/1954/11/23/archives/pakistani-leader-airs-merger-plan-mohammed-ali-says-both-east-and.html?searchResultPosition=2 9. https://tribune.com.pk/story/40218/the-cyclone-that-broke-pakistans-back 10. https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/modern-asian-studies/article/cyclone-not-above-politics-east-pakistan-disaster-politics-and-the-1970-bhola-cyclone/08E3F02666C89C041F57933C0C1B447E 11. https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2011/02/23/agartala-conspiracy-case-was-not-false 12. https://www.dawn.com/news/1602835 13. https://www.nytimes.com/1971/12/28/archives/bhutto-meets-with-mujib-says-hell-continue-talks-bhutto-meets-with.html 14. https://www.dawn.com/news/130047/niazi-surrendered-on-yahya-s-orders 18. https://www.dawn.com/news/1664104 19. https://www.dawn.com/news/1462757 28. https://www.dawn.com/news/1726305/fact-vs-fiction-pakistan-must-accept-the-uncomfortable-truths-about-the-1971-war C) Videos 1. https://twitter.com/DrMAliShaikh/status/1628081771509166081 2. https://twitter.com/kashmiriRefuge/status/1279667976086548480?lang=en 3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eATr7e03N6w 4. https://twitter.com/DrMAliShaikh/status/1628414565586284544 5. VOA Series on 50 years of Fall of Dhaka 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
5/2/202334 minutes, 54 seconds
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Exposing Pakistani elite - Big Capital in an Unequal World by Dr. Rosita Armytage - TPE Book Club

Book Review of Big Capital in an Unequal World: The Micropolitics of Wealth in Pakistan by Dr. Rosita Armytage Watch the podcast with Dr. Rosita Armytage here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCgueX5TGGM 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/ThePakistanExp1https://www.facebook.com/thepakistanexperiencehttps://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
4/26/202316 minutes, 24 seconds
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Pakistan Lost - Ep. 04 - The Imposition of Urdu on Pakistan - ft. Mannan Ahmed Asif

Pakistan Lost is a series of audio essays on history exploring the choices that were made that impacted millions of people for decades to come. Episode 4 of the series looks the imposition of Urdu as the National Language of Pakistan. Watch all the episodes of Pakistan Lost: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HVcorSr-vM&list=PLlQZ9NZnjq5qRLMfNjRNQyCTBkT0etuaZ 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/ThePakistanExp1https://www.facebook.com/thepakistanexperiencehttps://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
4/23/202321 minutes, 56 seconds
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Exposing Corruption and Elite Capture in Pakistan - Is Imran Khan corrupt?

People who do not regularly follow Politics in Pakistan do not understand how politics, and corruption, works in the country. The narrative that "Imran Khan may not be the smartest person or a farishta but is not corrupt" really needs to be challenged, and facts and evidence needs to be shown to show how the elites have captured Pakistan, and corruption is endemic in the country. Here are 6 layers that explore this very idea - is Imran Khan financially corrupt? 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/ThePakistanExp1https://www.facebook.com/thepakistanexperiencehttps://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
4/17/202339 minutes, 48 seconds
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Pakistan Lost - Episode 03 - Minority Rights and Pakistan ft. Dr Ishtiaq Ahmad

Pakistan Lost is a series of audio essays on history exploring the choices that were made that impacted millions of people for decades to come. Episode 3 of the series looks the meeting between Quaid-e-Azam and the Sikh community to see if they would join the Muslims for the demand of a separate homeland. You can watch Episode 1 on the Lahore Resolution here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HVcorSr-vM 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/ThePakistanExp1https://www.facebook.com/thepakistanexperiencehttps://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
4/11/202310 minutes, 23 seconds
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Chief Justice Bandial, Justice Qazi Faez Isa, PDM and PTI - What is the crisis at the Supreme Court?

Explaining the current crisis at the Supreme Court, How we got here and What will happen now. 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/ThePakistanExp1https://www.facebook.com/thepakistanexperiencehttps://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
4/9/202347 minutes, 22 seconds
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How I created TBH and Sab Set Hai - Azfar Ali on everything wrong with TV today - #TPE 264

Azfar Ali a Karachi-based director and TV artist behind some of the most groundbreaking Pakistani TV productions of recent times, including TBH, Sab Set Hai, Dreamers and Daira. Azfar was also the Vice-President of ARY Muzik. Azfar Ali comes on The Pakistan Experience for a detailed discussion on everything wrong with our media industry, we discuss producing for TV, working with Angelina Jolie, Radio, PEMRA, being banned, The Mani-Azfar show, Bollywood, Indus Vision, Seinfeld, Karachi, The YouthThe Creative Process, Burnout and why channels are always looking for formulas instead of giving creatives freedom. 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/ThePakistanExp1https://www.facebook.com/thepakistanexperiencehttps://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 01:11 How people talk in Pakistani dramas, Sab Set Hay and his inspirations, Amir Khan & Seinfeld 10:18 Becoming a filmmaker, writing stories & his process, and understanding what’s important 20:56 Studying design, individuality & formulae, Azfar’s early life, living in Germany and communal showers 32:19 Education in Pakistan, growing audiences, and uniqueness of social media 43:03 Working with creatives, doing unusual work, the finances of making quality content and how women are seen in the field 56:33 Delayed payments, milking shows too long, doing new things, getting banned, forming a political party and “I love Karachi” tees 1:06:44 Burnout, becoming ARY VP, sitcoms, more money in Soaps, poor comedy talent 1:17:23 Big comedy actors & Waqar Zaka’s story 1:27:25 Aag TV, money being circulated around the same TV, his experience with direction and depression 1:39:31 How TBH was made, Tabish, Ali Abdullah and I Don’t Know, why we’re wasting talent like Mustafa Chaudhry 1:50:01 Availability perceptions, Fawad Khan and getting work, and the House of Shehzad 1:53:59 Q&A
4/6/20232 hours, 17 minutes, 51 seconds
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Nawaz Sharif vs Benazir Bhutto - The Lost Decade - Between Mosque and Military by Hussain Haqqani

TPE's Book of the month was Hussain Haqqani's 'Between the Mosque and the Military' - in this video we discuss the first three chapters of the book. The third and last part of the series looks at the lost decade of the 90s. CORRECTION: Ghulam Ishaq Khan is Taimur Jhagra's Nana not Dada. Watch the first episode in this three part series: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDqAxVwTTp0 Watch the second episode in this three part series: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqoUvVAurx0 Watch the podcast with Hussain Haqqani: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1whXAXmn9A&t=0s Essay on Musharraf's legacy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0Uzgx1x8mE 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/ThePakistanExp1https://www.facebook.com/thepakistanexperiencehttps://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
4/5/20238 minutes, 21 seconds
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Pakistan Lost - Ep 02 - Separate Electorates ft. Syed Muzammil Shah

Pakistan Lost is a series of audio essays on history exploring the choices that were made that impacted millions of people for decades to come. Episode 2 of the series looks the the Muslim League demand for Separate Electorates and how that has shaped politics in Pakistan.
4/2/20239 minutes, 39 seconds
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How Zia-ul-Haq Destroyed Pakistan - Pakistan: Between Mosque and Military by Hussain Haqqani

TPE's Book of the month was Hussain Haqqani's 'Between the Mosque and the Military' - in this video we discuss the first three chapters of the book. Watch the first episode in this three part series: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDqAxVwTTp0 Watch the podcast with Hussain Haqqani: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1whXAXmn9A&t=0s 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/ThePakistanExp1https://www.facebook.com/thepakistanexperiencehttps://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
3/29/202311 minutes, 7 seconds
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Between the Mosque and the Military - Hussain Haqqani - TPE Book Review

TPE's Book of the month was Hussain Haqqani's 'Between the Mosque and the Military' - in this video we discuss the first three chapters of the book. Watch the podcast with Hussain Haqqani: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1whXAXmn9A&t=0s 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/ThePakistanExp1https://www.facebook.com/thepakistanexperiencehttps://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
3/25/202311 minutes, 35 seconds
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Pakistan Lost - Episode 1 - The Lahore Resolution vs The Pakistan Resolution debate

Pakistan Lost is a series of audio essays on history exploring the choices that were made that impacted millions of people for decades to come. The first episode of the series explores the changing of the text of the Lahore Resolution and how that impacted the entire idea of Pakistan for decades to come. 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/ThePakistanExp1https://www.facebook.com/thepakistanexperiencehttps://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
3/23/202318 minutes, 20 seconds
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Do I support PML-N or PPP? If not Imran Khan then who? And The problem with PTI's Narrative - #ASK10

A new series where I answer ten questions from the audience. This week I answer: 1. Are you biased 2. Are you a Patwari or a Jiyala? 3. Why are you not as hard on other parties? 4. Why dont you support Imran Khan? 5. Imran Khan is not great but he is better 6. Imran Khan is standing up to the Establishment 7. Who should we vote for? 8. Pakistan se sab se bara masla kya hay 9.Is say kaisay larayn 10. Should we leave Pakistan? If you have any questions, write them in the comments or email us at thepakistanexperience@gmail.com with ASK10 in the Subject Line. 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/ThePakistanExp1https://www.facebook.com/thepakistanexperiencehttps://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/shehzad89Chapters:0:00 Are you Biased?
3/23/202343 minutes, 22 seconds
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Is there an operation against Imran Khan? What is happening at Zaman Park and why?

Discussing the details of the police operation against Imran Khan. What is happening and why? 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/ThePakistanExp1https://www.facebook.com/thepakistanexperiencehttps://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
3/18/202321 minutes, 31 seconds
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Raasta Choriye Aurat March Agayee - TPE Live on the beauty and solidarity of Aurat March - Live XIII

Mariam Shafqat Goraya, Huda, Zainab and Sana Jafri join us for a special live discussion on this year's Aurat March, the beauty of solidarity and the Violence faced by the Aurat March organizers.
3/13/20231 hour, 53 minutes, 14 seconds
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Should Imran Khan be Arrested and What are the Cases Against Him? (Video on Spotify and Youtube)

All news channels are discussing when Imran Khan is arrested but they are not sitting down to discuss whether Imran Khan should be arrested and what the cases against him really are. Here is a breakdown of whether Imran Khan should be arrested in principle, and a breakdown of the Toshakhana Reference,  the Tyrian White reference and the Foreign Funding Case, particularly the ECP order in Akbar S. Babar vs PTI that nobody really talks about:  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
3/7/202313 minutes, 51 seconds
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Who is responsible for Pakistan's Economic Disasters? PTI, PDM or The Establishment? (Video available on Spotify and Youtube)

PTI blames PDM for inflation, PDM blames PTI,  Both blame the Establishment but who is really responsible for Inflation and Economic Collapse 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  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
3/6/202318 minutes, 41 seconds
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Imran Khan takes a massive u-turn on Anti-Americanism and blames it all on General Bajwa

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2/15/202324 minutes, 44 seconds
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10 Things wrong in Pakistan Studies - The Murder of History by K.K. Aziz - Shehzad Ghias

We list 10 things Pakistan Studies gets wrong about the History of Pakistan.   In 'The Murder of History', K.K. Aziz makes an exhaustive list of everything wrong in Pakistan studies, in this video we talk about ten of those things, and how they have changed how we look at Pakistan 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 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
2/4/20237 minutes, 25 seconds
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Will PTI condemn TTP? Is Imran Khan to blame for the rise of Terrorism? Response to Taimur Jhagra

Taimur Jhagra has attacked me, and my objectivity, on Twitter. Here is my challenge to him.  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
1/30/20237 minutes, 41 seconds
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An Update from The Pakistan Experience - Celebrating 40k and Future Plans

To support the channel: Jazzcash/Easypaisa - 0325 -2982912 Patreon.com/thepakistanexperience  The Clips channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaaWywA8uDHWz-A2_rTbrTg 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
10/18/202216 minutes, 34 seconds
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Military Budget and the Economic Response to Corona - Dr. Hassan Javid - Professor at LUMS-TPE #053

Hassan Javid has a PhD in Sociology from the London School of Economics and Political Science, where he also spent some time as an LSE Fellow in Political Sociology. He is currently an Assistant Professor of Political Science at the Lahore University of Management Sciences.   Hassan comes on The Pakistan Experience to discuss the Military Budget, the economic response to Covid19, the threat of India, the legacy of colonialism and  the recent BLA terrorist attack.  The Pakistan Experience is a podcast looking to tell stories about Pakistan, and Pakistanis, through the lost art of conversation.
7/5/20201 hour, 25 minutes, 44 seconds
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Racism against Chinese people in Pakistan - Vicky - TPE #030

Vicky Zhuang Yi-Yin is a Chinese-Pakistani Drama Teacher and works for Olomopolo Media in Lahore. Recently, with Covid19 cases rising in the world Vicky faced racism with people calling 'Corona Corona' on the streets. Vicky comes on the latest episode of The Pakistan Experience to discuss the racist incidents, the Chinese-Pakistani community and to clear about any misconceptions about Chinese people in Pakistan. Vicky talks to Shehzad to share her experience living in Lahore as  a Chinese Pakistani - from growing up being bullied in school for being different to embracing her Pakistaniyat and becoming the amazing person that she is today. The Pakistan Experience is a podcast looking to tell stories about Pakistan, and Pakistanis, through the lost art of conversation.
4/3/20201 hour, 21 minutes, 13 seconds
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TPE #016 - Uzair Younis - Is the economy failing under PTI?

Uzair Younis, a policy analyst from DC, comes on The Pakistan Experience to discuss the economy, the government and the policies of the country.  Is the economy failing under PTI? What can be done to remedy it? What do the future prospects look like for the country and the economy?  The Pakistan Experience is a podcast looking to tell stories about Pakistan, and Pakistanis, through the lost art of conversation.
12/31/20192 hours, 12 minutes, 14 seconds
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TPE #003 - Jibran Nasir

On the third episode of The Pakistan Experience, Muhammad Jibran Nasir discusses his reasons for entering politics and the struggles he has faced. The Pakistan Experience is a podcast looking to tell stories about Pakistan, and Pakistanis, through the lost art of conversation
8/27/20192 hours, 9 minutes, 55 seconds