Shehryar's Voice

Shahbaz Taseer and I on growing up in Lahore, five years in captivity, hope(lessness), family, wealth, collective trauma, and the burden of being a Pakistani!

2022 was a banger year for Pakistani pop/indie music, and folks across the border were no less. It seems as if South Asian music is taking over the world bit by bit. Hassan and Roshaan,  the Lahore-based music duo, dropped by to tell us more. Also, we had a guest appearance by Saad Ayub from Yratta Media.

Laraib Asdaf and I on the idea of Purana Pakistan and how important it is to preserve our history and stay connected with our roots. Is the future too bleak? Should we leave or remain in the country? What's next?

Rashi Puri and I on the partition of India, her journey of tracing the events of 1947, trying to find the origins of her great-grandmother's dupatta, and so on.

Ghaffar and I on our experience coming out of LUMS, working for startups, juggling between gazillion thoughts as young professionals in an otherwise volatile Pakistan, what the future looks like, and how to go with the flow.

Rauff and I dive into the emerging Pakistani Startup scene, we talk tech, commerce, funding, mismanagement, co-working spaces, the importance of branding, PR, et al.  Here is to Pakistani Startups taking over the world!

Sajeer and I talk about writing and journalism as a career in Pakistan, and everything that comes along with it including the mental and physical effort. How the digital content space is evolving in Pakistan, and South Asia? Why is everyone looking for a terrific writer these days but not willing to pay enough? Lastly, the never-ending woes of a Karachite.

Shershah Hassan and I talk about his BNPL startup KalPay, Pakistan's first Shariah Compliant Buy Now Pay Later company. We reflect upon our time at LUMS, navigating the startup ecosystem in this beautiful yet challenging and chaotic environment.

Jahanzeb and I talk about his life in Karachi, time at Dawn News Paper, graduate school in Paris, how to live on your terms, and everything that comes in between.  Feel free to provide your feedback in the comment section, Cheers!

Muhammad Muzammil comes onto Shehryar's Voice; after completing his BS in Physics from LUMS, Muzammil is pursuing a Doctorate of Philosophy - Ph. D., Theoretical and Mathematical Physics from the University of New Brunswick, Canada. We talk politics, arts, humanities, our LUMS journey, positive manifestations, and the life ahead!

Momina and I talk about her journey from Okara to LUMS and then to New York City. She did her bachelor's from LUMS and later went to New York University for her Master's in Journalism from NYU.  How is she coping with the transition back home? How does the Pakistani Journalism scene work, and is there a future?

Wajahat and I talk about music, love, and the partition of India. Our culture, food, and future. Are we still colonized after 75 years of partition? An absolutely fantastic discussion with a budding artist who has just released his debut track.

Alina and I talk about freelance writing as a career, especially how one becomes a writer in South Asia. The opportunities, the challenges, and everything that comes along with it.

Mir and I talk about his journey, growing up in Charsadda, going to LUMS, and eventually ending up at Columbia University in the City of New York on a Fulbright Scholarship. An excellent discussion that pretty much tells us that nothing is impossible. We further dive into politics, education, the importance of the Constitution, and public service.  

Iqran and I talk about his journey from a TCF school to a Government College in  Karachi and finally making his way to Habib University. Now, part of the prestigious DOC NOMADS Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree (EMJMD) in Documentary Filmmaking.

Adil Saad and I talk about our respective lives, growing up amid the chaos of #terrorism , #extremism , #karachi , and #gangwars . Then, we complete our degrees, work in Startups, and aim for graduate schools. Feel free to provide your feedback in the comment section, Cheers!

Before coming to Europe or Western Europe, one main query is about the so-called 'LANGUAGE BARRIER,' here, I share my two cents about studying in the Netherlands and my take on the said language barrier.  If you have any other questions about studying in the Netherlands, drop a comment, and I shall get back to you with a new (detailed) episode.

Yasir Khan and I talk about his journey from Karachi to the States, his multiple hospitality gigs, and eventually ending up at one of the biggest hotel chains in the world.

In this podcast, Ali and I talk about his fully-funded Masters in UX at Perdue University in the United States. What's next? How we might live in the Metaverse soon and survive off selling NFTs.

In this podcast, Saad Mazhar and I talk about his journey so far, growing up in Faislabad, as a relatively bright kid choosing GIKI for higher education, and the never-ending hustle, that finally led him to live and work in Houston, Texas. Saad did his Bachelors in Electrical Engineering, had a small stint with Masters in University Oulu, Finland, and is currently doing his Masters in Computer Eng...

Muhammad Sarim Raza is a recent LUMS graduate, a Teach For Pakistan fellow, and a seasoned entrepreneur. As we speak, we try to navigate the start-up ecosystem in Pakistan, our time back in LUMS, the challenges, the opportunities, and much more.

I am back, and this time around, I have a very dear friend with me, Mariam Hamid. We go back to Nixor College, Karachi. Mariam did her Bachelors's from Hungary and is currently pursuing her Masters's in Transnational Migration as an Erasmus scholar. She is in Sofia, Bulgaria, right now, but she has been around Europe for a while. We talked about scholarships for the third world, migration, life as...

As a 25-year-old, recent graduate from Pakistan's premier business school, here is what I think about the future. Do you want to leave this country, if yes, then why? And why not? Have you ever thought about it? Or is it just like a mere escape? Stay with me for all the answers here.