Ali Abdullah is a content creator and a Stand-up comedian. Ali Abdullah comes on The Pakistan Experience, from getting his early education at a Madrassa to finding out about Stand-up comedy. Sahee kehtay hain tragedy mai comedy hay 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/ThePakistan...
Sep 10, 2022•2 hr 19 min•Season 1Ep. 199
Journalist Amber Rahim Shamsi joins us on this episode of The Pakistan Experience to discuss journalism, bias, objectivity, neutrality, censorship, lifafay, the media, ethics and journalism. Who is a Journalist? How to report the news? How to be fair in your journalism? Should Imran Khan be charged under Terrorism? Find out this and more on this week's episode of The Pakistan Experience. Amber Rahim Shamsi is an award-winning multi-media journalist, with wide-ranging experience in television, ra...
Sep 09, 2022•1 hr 53 min•Season 1Ep. 198
Ali Gul Pir is a Pakistani rapper, television and voice actor and stand-up comedian. He achieved popularity with his first single, "Waderai Ka Beta", a comedy song about political elites in Pakistan at the helm of affairs and the culture surrounding it. Ali Gul PIr comes on The Pakistan Experience to discuss Sindhi culture, perception of Sindhis, his life philosophy, Family, Love and Cousin Marriages. This is not one to be missed. The Pakistan Experience is an independently produced podcast look...
Sep 07, 2022•2 hr 21 min•Season 1Ep. 197
Mustafa Chaudhary, of 4 man show and BNN fame, is a comedian and a content creator. He comes on The Pakistan Experience for a bachodiyan session discussing his comedy career, the current political climate, the media industry, offensive comedy, haters and Indian comics. This is not one to be missed. 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/thepakistan...
Sep 04, 2022•2 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 196
Mariam Shafqat Goraya, Ekta Shaikh and Sajeer Shaikh join us for a special TPE Live for Flood Awareness. 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 come...
Sep 03, 2022•1 hr 45 min•Season 2Ep. 9
Nadeem Farooq Paracha, also known as NFP, is a Pakistani journalist, author, cultural critic, satirist and historian. He is a columnist for Pakistan's largest English-language daily Dawn. NFP comes on the podcast to discuss Twitter, The cult of Imran Khan, The Pakistani Identity, Mohajir Nationalism, Secularism and Waseem Raja. Should Karachi be separated from Sindh? How do we fight the cult of Imran Khan? Do Pakistanis have an identity crisis? Find out this and more on this week's episode of Th...
Aug 31, 2022•3 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 195
Ali Murtaza, a Fulbright Scholar and Designer, comes on The Pakistan Experience to discuss Design, Design Thinking, UX, Psychology and the Pakistani Cricket Team! Ali Murtaza is a designer and educator specialising in Human-Centered Design. He’s a Fulbright scholar, and holds an MFA in Industrial Design from Savannah College of Art & Design. He has led public and private sector projects in education, fintech, agriculture, healthcare and digital literacy. He’s a Partner at Ideate Innovation; ...
Aug 25, 2022•2 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 194
Sajeer Shaikh is a writer and a Content Writer. Shehzad Ghias Shaikh is a content creator, stand-up comedian, writer and the host of the podcast, The Pakistan Experience. Sajeer Shaikh came on the podcast to interview Shehzad but what happened was a detailed conversation about woke politics, social media, healing, motivation, mental health, working out, Nazar and Shaadi. Find out this and more on this week's episode of The Pakistan Experience. The Pakistan Experience is an independently produced...
Aug 22, 2022•2 hr 23 min•Season 1Ep. 193
Mustafa Kamal is the founder and chairperson of the Pak Sarzameen Party. He previously was a Senator and the mayor of Karachi from Oct 2005 to Oct 2010 as part of MQM. Mustafa Kamal comes on The Pakistan Experience to discuss MQM, Karachi, The Establishment, RAW, the operation against MQM, PTI and what he will do if he is elected as the next mayor of Karachi. Is PSP an Establishment party? Where was Mustafa Kamal on 12th May 2007? Why did Mustafa Kamal leave MQM? Find out this and more on this w...
Aug 20, 2022•1 hr 37 min•Season 1Ep. 192
Salman Hameed comes on The Pakistan Experience to discuss the James Webb Telescope and its impact on the world. On this deep dive podcast, we get into Science, Religion, Islam, Evolution, The Copernican Revolution, Black Holes, The Multiverse, Dark Matter and of course, Star Trek. How does the James Webb Telescope interpret data? Is Pakistan Anti-Science? Is there life out there? Find out this and more on this week's episode of The Pakistan Experience. Salman Hameed is the founder and CEO of the...
Aug 15, 2022•2 hr 26 min•Season 1Ep. 191
Architect and researcher Marvi Mazhar comes on The Pakistan Experience to discuss Karachi, Development and Urban Design. Is Phase 8 sinking? Why is development so scattered in Karachi? Is Karachi's urban design ugly? Why don't we have more art spaces? Find out this and more on this week's episode of The Pakistan Experience. Marvi Mazhar Is a karachi based architect and researcher whose practice combines visual culture, spatial advocacy and interventions. Currently she is amicus curie for the hig...
Aug 13, 2022•1 hr 50 min•Season 1Ep. 190
Bilal Hasan (Mystapaki) comes on the podcast to discuss Fat Shaming, His Fitness Journey, Mental Health, Vlogging, Being a PhotoJournalist, and How certain Gyms aren't worth going to. As of 2022 Pakistan ONLY has 15 Doctors that received their training in Emergency Medicine. It takes 5 years to train ONE Doctor through a rigorous residency program. Since this is a medical emergency Bilal work in collaboration with international organizations to provide Doctors in Pakistan with the required emerg...
Aug 09, 2022•2 hr 18 min•Season 1Ep. 189
Murtaza Wahab is the Administrator of Karachi. He is also the Advisor to Chief Minister Sindh on Law and the Spokesman Sindh Government. He is also a former Senator and a Barrister. Murtaza Wahab comes on the podcast to discuss Karachi, its many issues, Governance, Administration, Roads, Flooding and PPP. 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/thep...
Aug 07, 2022•2 hr 28 min•Season 1Ep. 188
Mubashir Zaidi, comes on The Pakistan Experience, to discuss Journalism, What a Journalist is, The Role of The Establishment in Politics, Political Victimization, News as Entertainment and the dangers of Journalism. Mubashir Zaidi is a journalist and television personality, co-hosting the popular current affairs show Zara Hut Kay on Dawn News. He is a former editor with Dawn TV and DAWN.COM. He writes for India’s leading newspaper The Hindu, and has earlier worked as special correspondent for BB...
Aug 03, 2022•1 hr 29 min•Season 1Ep. 187
Mariam Shafqat Goraya, Sajeer Shaikh and Ekta Shaikh are online content creators. We did a TPE Live with audiences on the 3rd Anniversary of the podcast, here is the last hour of that podcast where we discuss TPE's journey and the price of being vulnerable online. 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...
Aug 01, 2022•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 186
On the third birthday of TPE we went live with Mariam, Sajeer, Ekta and all of you to discuss TPE's Journey 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 c...
Jul 31, 2022•1 hr 11 min•Season 4Ep. 9
Co-hosted by Faisal Rafi, Daniel Arthur Panjwaney comes on the podcast to discuss the Pakistani underground music scene. From Boiler Room to Rock Concerts, From the contribution of Christian Musicians to the Pakistani Music Scene to artists like Amir Zaki and Gumby not being respected, watch as the three of us discuss everything to do with the underground music scene in Pakistan! Daniel Arthur Panjwaneey aka Alien Panda Jury / Kukido is a producer, singer-songwriter, audio engineer, multi instru...
Jul 28, 2022•1 hr 46 min•Season 1Ep. 185
Our series looking to break the echo chambers and talk across the aisles continues with this episode. Uzair Younus, Bilal Lakhani and Nayab Gohar Jan comes on for a debate on who is to be blamed for the current crisis. Is it PTI? Is it PDM? Is it the Establishment? Watch 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 And Please s...
Jul 25, 2022•2 hr•Season 1Ep. 184
Ahsan Bari is a composer, musician and the founder of Sounds of Kolachi. Ahsan Bari comes on the podcast to discuss music, the process of the artist, doing commercial work, life as a karachite and AR Rahman. Apologies for the audio being less than perfect on this podcast. There was a technical error on the Rodecaster so we had to use the back up audio. The Pakistan Experience is an independently produced podcast looking to tell stories about Pakistan through conversations. Please consider suppor...
Jul 23, 2022•1 hr 57 min•Season 1Ep. 183
Adi Verma is a burned-out banker turned online writer and solopreneur. Adi Verma comes on The Pakistan Experience to discuss his healing journey; from being depressed, anxious and addicted at age 32 drinking and eating his way to Diabetes, Adi managed to turn his life around; here are some of his life observations on how he healed myself and you could too. On this episode, we discuss Mental Health, Realizing you need help, Therapy, How to Love Yourself, How to work consistently to change your pe...
Jul 18, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 182
Nayab Gohar Jan is a social activist, leftist and one of the organizers of Aurat March Lahore. She has recently joined PPP. Dr. Minahil Asim is an Assistant Professor of Education Leadership and Program Evaluation at the University of Ottawa. She studies education reforms and policies that are focused on improving learning outcomes and educational trajectories for disadvantaged students. Preh Memon is a content creator and a writer; she has a keen eye on the social issues of Pakistan and often w...
Jul 14, 2022•2 hr 21 min•Season 1Ep. 181
On Tuesday evening, a fire broke out at Mekaal Hasan's iconic Digital Fidelity Studios in Lahore that led to its wreckage. Friends and fan of Mekaal are doing a fundraiser to raise funds to rebuild the studio. Please contribute: gofundme.com/f/rebuild-dfs Mekaal Hassan, Haniya Aslam, Omran Shafique and the Takatak boys come on for this special live fundraiser where they share their memories of the Digital Fidelity Studios in Lahore, talk about their musical journeys, creating communities, safe s...
Jul 11, 2022•1 hr 18 min•Season 1Ep. 180
Asad Ali Toor is a Pakistani journalist and vlogger. He currently reports from the Supreme Court of Pakistan. He has also worked as a producer for the Aaj News. Asad Ali Toor comes on the podcast to discuss the recent arrest of Imran Riaz Khan, the fascism of the state, PTI, PDM, Journalistic ethics and intelligence agencies approaching journalists. The Pakistan Experience is an independently produced podcast looking to tell stories about Pakistan through conversations. Please consider supportin...
Jul 07, 2022•1 hr 19 min•Season 1Ep. 179
Ali Aftab Saeed is a journalist, content creator and a musician. Tamkenat is a doctor and a content creator. The three of us get together for our first episode in the new studio - this was bound to be epic. 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...
Jul 04, 2022•1 hr 19 min•Season 1Ep. 178
Who is responsible for the current crisis? Is it PTI or is it PMLN? What will it take to get out of this mess? What is the Supertax? Is it a good thing or a bad thing? We often talk over each other, rather than talking to each other. We don't even bother listening to the other side, we read/watch to argue, not to understand, not to see where they are coming from. Social media makes enemies out of all of us. This is why I invited a staunch PTI Supporter, a staunch PML-N supporter and a public pol...
Jun 27, 2022•2 hr 21 min•Season 1Ep. 177
One of Pakistan pre-eminent economists and the founder of BISP, Dr. Kaiser Bengali, joins us on The Pakistan Experience to break down Pakistan's political economy and what stops economic reform in Pakistan. On this deep dive podcast, we discuss IMF, the current crisis, the defence budget, Bhutto's nationalization, Zia-ul-Haq, economic reform and protectionism. Do we have any options but to go to the IMF? Is IMF evil? Who stops economic reform in Pakistan? What will fix our economy's structural f...
Jun 22, 2022•1 hr 36 min•Season 1Ep. 176
Imaan Zainab-Mazari Hazir, an activist and a lawyer, comes on the podcast to discuss the recent harassment her, and her family, faced at the hands of the state. We discuss the missing persons issues and the remedies that the law provides. On this deep dive podcast we discuss State Fascism, the role of the judiciary, what our politicians and bureaucrats should do, the inaction of our mainstream parties and the law. The Pakistan Experience is an independently produced podcast looking to tell stori...
Jun 20, 2022•1 hr 17 min•Season 1Ep. 175
Can the Mainstream parties bring about change? How to unite the Left? Why are Pakhtuns and the Baloch protesting? Find out this and more on this week's episode of The Pakistan Experience with Ismat Raza Shahjehan. Ismat Raza Shahjahan is a socialist-feminist political leader from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. She is the president of Women Democratic Front, the deputy general-secretary of the Awami Workers Party, and a leading member of the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement The Pakistan Experience is an i...
Jun 17, 2022•1 hr 31 min•Season 1Ep. 174
How would you explain the budget to a 5 year old? Shahrukh Wani is an economist at the University of Oxford’s Blavatnik School of Government working on urban and economic development. He is also a columnist on economic policy in Pakistan with articles published in Dawn, The News, among others. Shahrukh comes on the podcast to break down the federal budget for 2022-2023. Does the Federal budget even more? Is the budget only there to get the IMF payment? Will Pakistan default? Find out this and mo...
Jun 13, 2022•1 hr 29 min•Season 1Ep. 173
Ammar Khan is an economist, analyst and a consultant. Ammar comes on The Pakistan Experience for a detail discussion on the Pakistani economy, the economic reforms we need and why we are where we are. How to combat elite capture? Why is Petrol 209 rupees? Can Pakistan refine Russian oil? Was Daronomics bad? Find out this and more on this week's episode of The Pakistan Experience. The Pakistan Experience is an independently produced podcast looking to tell stories about Pakistan through conversat...
Jun 06, 2022•1 hr 38 min•Season 1Ep. 173
