The Pakistan Experience

What is the legacy of General Pervez Musharraf?  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

To support the channel: Jazzcash/Easypaisa - 0325 -2982912 Patreon.com/thepakistanexperience  TPE Daily 002 Did ECP have the authority to disqualify Imran Khan? Probably not  Was Imran Khan involved in corrupt practices? Yes, the evidence in the foreign funding case and the tosha khana case is pretty straight forward.  Is it still political victimisation then? Yes  Arguing the merits and the legality of judgments almost becomes pointless when cases are left on cold storage and judgments are only passed when it is convenient for the Establishment to do so.   The judiciary and the ECP should work for the people, not for the status quo.   Hope PTI supporters can come out of the Nawaz is bad and Imran is good binary and take a broader sense of Pakistani politics.  The Establishment, often through the judiciary, intervening in the political process to derail democracy and destroy Parliamentary supremacy is wrong.  Regardless of who it happens to.   Where are those who celebrated the disqualification of Nawaz Sharif triumphantly?   We wasted 5 years and now the system is bending over backwards simply trying to undo all the damage.   Stand with the principles. Not the people involved.  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

To support the channel: Jazzcash/Easypaisa - 0325 -2982912 Patreon.com/thepakistanexperience  TPE Daily 001  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

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

On this month's episode of TPE Live, we celebrate Valentines Day and Shahrukh Khan  As always we are joined by Mariam Shafqat Goraya and Sajeer Shaikh, and audience members join us for this session.  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

Mariam Shafqat Goraya, Sajeer Shaikh and Ekta Shaikh join us for a very special episode of The Pakistan Experience where we discuss teesri shadiyan, consent, Valentines Day, attempt a meme review and abort a roast.  The podcast turns extra special when it becomes a behtak with our TPE family. Watch our audience steal the show in this episode!   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

Last week Syed Muzamil Hasan Zaidi of Thought Behind Things came on The Pakistan Experience (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LkMM0u_4cmM) and the podcast has ignited a fiery social media debate.  Reluctantly, I have made this video addressing all the controversies surrounding the podcast. It was unrehearsed and unscripted so I forgot to mention that the screenshot is not from a private group chat, it is from the TBT group.   I hope this puts all the matters and debates to rest and we can all move on.  Did I do a podcast to settle scores?  Did I put off the record things in the podcast?  Did I say post an out-of-context clip?  Here is a TPE daily update addressing all of that.  The Pakistan Experience is an independently produced podcast looking to tell stories about Pakistan through conversations. Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepakistanexperience To support the channel: Jazzcash/Easypaisa - 0325 -2982912 Patreon.com/thepakistanexperience  Syed Muzamil Hasan Zaidi is a content creator and a podcaster - he hosts the popular podcast 'Thought Behind Things'. Watch the podcast with him: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LkMM0u_4cmM&feature=youtu.beAnd Please stay in touch: https://twitter.com/ThePakistanExp1 https://www.facebook.com/thepakistanexperience https://instagram.com/thepakistanexpeperience The podcast is hosted by comedian and writer, Shehzad Ghias Shaikh. Shehzad is a Fulbright scholar with a Masters in Theatre from Brooklyn College. He is also one of the foremost Stand-up comedians in Pakistan and frequently writes for numerous publications.   Instagram.com/shehzadghiasshaikh Facebook.com/Shehzadghias/ Twitter.com/shehzad89

Mariam Shafqat Goraya, Sajeer Shaikh, Preh Memon, Tazeen. Tehreem Azeem and Maria Amir join us for a special behtak on feminist discourses.  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

Mariam Shafqat Goraya, Sajeer Shaikh, Ekta Shaikh, Sana Jafri, Zoya Rehman, Maria Amir, Qurrat Mirza and Laiba Zainab join us for a special behtak reflecting on the 5 years of Aurat March in Pakistan; the sucesses, the fatigue, the fear, the accomplishments and the future.  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

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

Lilith and Mariam Shafqat Goraya join us to co-host the special podcast on the Aurat March. We are also joined by Amna Shafqat, Sajeer Shaikh, Ekta Shaikh and Usman Rana with other special guests dropping by.  Maleeha Mengal from Shirkat Gah comes to talk about marginalized communities organizing together.  Qurrat Mirza, organizer Aurat March Karachi, comes on to discuss the labour of organizing the Aurat March. Moiz also drops by here.  Maria Malik, organizer Aurat March Islamabad, joins to talk about the left, the state and ressistance.  Manal Faheem Khan (Journalist - Formerly working at Cutacut) and Hamna Zubair  (Journalist - Formerly working at DAWN) talk about Journalism, how these movements are covered by the media, and the coverage of the #MeToo movement in Pakistan.  Aisha Khan, Stand-up Comedian, comes on to discuss notions of divorce we have in our society. Areesha Banglani (Anthropologist specializing in Gender) also joins us.  Preh Memon of RantsinyourPants on Instagram talks about creating feminist content and imposter syndrome.   Finally, Khaya Ahmed joins us for some wholesomeness and we end with our signature Bachodiyan!

Lilith and Mariam Shafqat Goraya join us to co-host the special podcast on the Aurat March. We are also joined by Amna Shafqat, Sajeer Shaikh, Ekta Shaikh and Usman Rana with other special guests dropping by.  Maleeha Mengal from Shirkat Gah comes to talk about marginalized communities organizing together.  Qurrat Mirza, organizer Aurat March Karachi, comes on to discuss the labour of organizing the Aurat March. Moiz also drops by here.  Maria Malik, organizer Aurat March Islamabad, joins to talk about the left, the state and ressistance.  Manal Faheem Khan (Journalist - Formerly working at Cutacut) and Hamna Zubair  (Journalist - Formerly working at DAWN) talk about Journalism, how these movements are covered by the media, and the coverage of the #MeToo movement in Pakistan.  Aisha Khan, Stand-up Comedian, comes on to discuss notions of divorce we have in our society. Areesha Banglani (Anthropologist specializing in Gender) also joins us.  Preh Memon of RantsinyourPants on Instagram talks about creating feminist content and imposter syndrome.   Finally, Khaya Ahmed joins us for some wholesomeness and we end with our signature Bachodiyan!

On this month's episode of TPE Live, we discuss the recent cases of violence against women and flood relief.  As always we are joined by Mariam Shafqat Goraya and Sajeer Shaikh, and Maryam Jamali joins us to discuss her work doing flood relief in Balochistan.  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

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 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

Mariam Shafqat Goraya, Amna Shafqat Goraya, Preh Memon, Sajeer Shaikh, Ekta Shaikh and Laiba Zainab join us to discuss their lived experiences and the experience of living as a woman in Pakistan.

Anchor is not letting us upload a 5 hour podcast so we have broken it up in two parts, here is part 2. Mariam, Lilith and Usman are back for another session of Bachodiyan, in this birthday special episode of Bachodiyan we discuss sexuality, the line between consent and assault, the institution of monogamy, tips to spice up your love life, and end with our usual therapy session. Can friends hurt you more than lovers? Do men know what consent it? Is all monogamy bullshit? Will Shehzad ever find a bride? Find out in this four hour marathon of Bachodiyan with Usman Rana (IG: Usmannic), Lilith (IG: Lilith_hannum) and Mariam Shafqat Goraya  (IG: Mariamgoraya) Bachodiyan is a subset of podcast, The Pakistan Experience. Nothing we say on Bachodiyan is meant to be taken seriously, it is format created for us friends to say shit, mess around and make fun of each other. The Pakistan Experience is an independently produced podcast looking to tell stories about Pakistan, and Pakistanis, through the lost art of conversation. We do deep dive long form podcasts to show you the many shades that encapsulate 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/thepakistanexperience 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.  https://www.facebook.com/Shehzadgs/ https://twitter.com/shehzad89 https://instagram.com/shehzadghiasshaikh

Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year everyone! The Avengers of the podcast assemble once more a very spesh end of the year special - co hosted by Muhammad Moiz, Mariam Shafqat Goraya and Tamkenar Mansoor - on this episode of Bachodiyan with friends we are joined by permanent guests Usman Rana and Lilith, with so many more guests dropping by. From your favourite therapist to your favourite economist(not), from our favourite person to your favourite Bajwa, from puri daddy to the better sister - everyone comes on to give a very special f**k you to 2020! As always - Bachodiyan is explicit, no holds barred, and nothing we say on this episode is meant to be taken seriously! Come end your year with us as we discuss 2020, the police, gender identity, our journeys, and record our messages of love for each other. P.S. There is a bonus roast at the end also!

Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year everyone! The Avengers of the podcast assemble once more a very spesh end of the year special - co hosted by Muhammad Moiz, Mariam Shafqat Goraya and Tamkenar Mansoor - on this episode of Bachodiyan with friends we are joined by permanent guests Usman Rana and Lilith, with so many more guests dropping by. From your favourite therapist to your favourite economist(not), from our favourite person to your favourite Bajwa, from puri daddy to the better sister - everyone comes on to give a very special f**k you to 2020! As always - Bachodiyan is explicit, no holds barred, and nothing we say on this episode is meant to be taken seriously! Come end your year with us as we discuss 2020, the police, gender identity, our journeys, and record our messages of love for each other. P.S. There is a bonus roast at the end also!

Mo Naqvi, the Director of Inshallah Democracy, Asad Faruqui, the Director of the Emmy award winning Armed with Faith, and Anam Abbas, the Director of the documentary on Lucky Irani Circus, and the co-founder of the Documentary Association of Pakistan(https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1vJ...), come on this week's TPE Roundtables to discuss Pakistan, Documentaries, Film Making and Art.

The top stand up comedians of Pakistan sit down for a discussion on comedy, censorship and building communities.   Tabish Hashmi, Faheem Azam, Sana Khan Niazi and Natalia Gul come on The Pakistan Experience to discuss what can be joked about and the experience of being a stand-up comedian in Pakistan. From facing threats to self-censorship to why Stand-up comedy is not as big in Pakistan as it is in India; the comedians discuss their craft and their process.