The Pakistan Experience

Shehzad Ghias, a prominent commentator on Pakistan's political landscape, dives deep into the country's democratic decline from 2017 to 2024. He discusses the rise of undemocratic forces post-2013 and the implications of the hybrid regime on civil governance. With insights on the military's influence and the chaotic 2018 elections, Ghias highlights the urgent need for strategic planning to protect democracy. The conversation also reflects on the mental toll of navigating sensitive political discourse in today's climate and the pressing concerns of lawlessness.

Episode 4 of our new series, "Adolf, Hitler Kaisay Bana?" looks at how political cults are formed. How Joseph Goebbels used political propaganda to turn Adolf Hitler into a mythical leader. Watch all the episodes of "Adolf, Hitler Kaisay Bana?": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvSO9nH1jLM&list=PLlQZ9NZnjq5qlWH3MB8t8HY1x_4Z0eT6v 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 Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC44l9XMwecN5nSgIF2Dvivg/join

Today we discuss my personal journey from being a full blown PTI supporter to being a vocal critic of Imran Khan and PTI. 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 Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC44l9XMwecN5nSgIF2Dvivg/join

Another blasphemy accused gets murdered. Is Pakistan turning into Sir Tan Say Juda istan? 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 Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC44l9XMwecN5nSgIF2Dvivg/join

Actor, Comedian and Travel Vlogger Amtul Baweja of Patangeer fame comes on The Pakistan Experience for a mad fun episode of The Pakistan Experience where we discuss our Theatre journey, Content Creation, LUMS kay rumours, the famous City DK story, Instagram, Travel Vlogging, Youtube and how Amtul manages to always seem like she has a sugar rush! Amtul Baweja is an actor, comedian, entrepreneur, host, and content creator. Her online content revolves around multiple aspects such as comedy videos, some having social messages pertaining especially to womxn, fashion and lifestyle. She also creates content with her husband on her second platform called Patangeer that covers various niches such as travel, storytelling, cinematography, and creativity. She is also the co-founder of Patangeer Productions which is a boutique creative agency and production house where she functions behind the camera as a writer, director and producer working on various projects such as making DVCs, documentaries, music videos and other digital branded content. Recently she starred in a short film Murder Tongue that won more than 11 international awards at various global film festivals. Right now another short film of hers 'Solatia' is touring around the world and was screened at a Red Sea film festival and Cannes film festival. She also acted in Asim Abbasi’s feminist web series ‘Churails’. Furthermore,she is also a part of South-Asia’s first all-female comedy troupe ‘Khawatoons’. 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 Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC44l9XMwecN5nSgIF2Dvivg/join Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 4:00 Amtul's Energy, Nihari and Burger 10:40 Should men dress up as women for content? 15:30 Playing Characters, Writing and Regressive Ideas 27:00 Content Creation, Theatre and Comedy 35:00 What people think about you 39:30 LUMS kay rumours and Bachpan kee kahaniyan 57:50 The Famous City School DK Story and rumpus about Girls Schools 1:06:22 Amtul's upbringing, schooling and ADHD brain 1:17:30 Friends, Theatre Journey and Support group 1:25:30 Travel Vlogging, Instagram and Patangeer 1:48:11 Audience Questions

Episode 3 of our new series, "Adolf, Hitler Kaisay Bana?" looks at how "thought leaders" help in creasing political cults. What conditions make Pakistan ripe for a Hitler? Today we look at Hitler's original name, how an outsider defined Germany, Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, German Nationalism, Sahil Adeem, Pakistan Studies and the sense of Superiority. 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 Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC44l9XMwecN5nSgIF2Dvivg/join

Preh Memon comes back on The Pakistan Experience to discuss the horrifying Kolkata doctor case and unpack r**e culture in India and Pakistan. On this deep dive podcast we discuss victim blaming, patriarchy, anti-r**e culture, the perfect victim, outrage, crime statistics, sex education, inhumane behaviour, violence and the culture of silence. How do we make an anti-r**e culture in our society? Is r**e a crime of power? What interventions can happen? Preh Memon is a business graduate with an interest in politics, law, and systemic and social reform. 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 Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC44l9XMwecN5nSgIF2Dvivg/join Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 3:20 What is R*** Culture and Staring Behaviour 15:00 R*** statistics and most cases take at home 21:30 Consent, Sex Education and Child Protection 34:00 Leaking content and sharing content online 43:00 Violent cases in India and Pakistan and Comparisons 50:00 Noor Case, Zainab Case and the Perfect Victim 56:30 R**e is not a crime of Passion; it is about power 58:30 Victim Blaming, Culture of SIlence and Generational Trauma 1:11:30 R*** is a crime of power 1:15:00 What deters crime 1:18:30 Campaigns, Interventions and False Equivalencies 1:30:30 We don't even say it is bad 1:37:00 Inhumane behaviour, spreading hate and Mental Health 1:41:30 Audience Questions

Episode 2 of our new series, "Adolf, Hitler Kaisay Bana?" looks at how the conditions in Germany helped give rise to fascism and the birth of Hitler. What conditions make Pakistan ripe for a Hitler? Today we look at Hitler's original name, how an outsider defined Germany, Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, German Nationalism, Sahil Adeem, Pakistan Studies and the sense of Superiority. 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 Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC44l9XMwecN5nSgIF2Dvivg/join

Episode 1 of our new series, "Adolf, Hitler Kaisay Bana?" looks the importance of a name, German Nationalism and the promise to bring back lost glory. Today we look at Hitler's original name, how an outsider defined Germany, Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, German Nationalism, Sahil Adeem, Pakistan Studies and the sense of Superiority. 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 Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC44l9XMwecN5nSgIF2Dvivg/join

Today on TPE we look at the Deeyat laws and their misuse. 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 Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC44l9XMwecN5nSgIF2Dvivg/join