The Pakistan Experience

Nayab Gohar Jan is a progressive journalist, social activist and one of the organizers of the Aurat March.  She comes on The Pakistan Experience to discuss the feminist movement of Pakistan, her experience of being on a TV show with Khalil ur Rahman Qamar and the online trolling of the Aurat March.  The Pakistan Experience is a podcast looking to tell stories about Pakistan, and Pakistan...

How is Ali Gul Pir doing during the Corona Virus Lockdown?   The rapper/singer/songwriter joins us on The Pakistan Experience to tell stories of being stuck in Belgium, how he is dealing with the Quarantine and discuss online trolling.   Our third guest on our Quarantined session series, Ali Gul Pir is a comedian, content creator and a genuine superstar, and an even more genuin...

In our second quarantined session, Uzair Younus is back to discuss the state of the economy and the government during the Corona Virus pandemic.  Should Pakistan reduce the interest rate? How has PTI performed so far? What needs to be done after we are out on the other side?  Watch as we discuss the present and future of this global pandemic on this episode of The Pakistan Experience.

Our studio has been quarantined so we are trying to make do by recording the podcast over the internet. On the first episode, we have Ali Lakhani back with us to tell us how to manage our mental health during the Corona virus lockdown. Worrying about things we cannot control with only lead to anxiety and stress - it is better to focus on yourself and work towards improving yourself each day. Ali L...

Two stand up comedians walk into a bar......and it becomes a depressive conversation about stand up comedy.  Akbar Chaudhry, a stand up comedian and the host of Chai, Toast aur Host on Dawn News, comes on The Pakistan Experience to have an academic discussion on stand up comedy dissecting the politics of joke and talking about his own journey.  Akbar talks about cancel culture, offensive...

Faiza Saleem is a comedian and a social media sensation. She also leads the all female improv troupe, The Khawatoons.   Faiza sits down with Shehzad to discuss the current social media climate. The Pakistan Experience is a podcast looking to tell stories about Pakistan, and Pakistanis, through the lost art of conversation.

Samar Naqvi is the COO of the Karachi Down Syndrome Program and used to work at the Network of Organizations Working with People with Disabilities. She is a Fulbright Scholar holding a Masters from NYU.   Samar is also a therapist.  Shehzad and Samar sit down to talk about the NGO culture and how people talk about mental health and disabilities in Pakistan.  The Pakistan Experi...

Sharmeen Khan is a Therapist, Clinical Psychologist and a Theta healer.   Sharmeen Khan was also Shehzad's therapist; on this episode of The Pakistan Experience she sits down with Shehzad to talk about what therapy is and what a therapy session looks like.  The Pakistan Experience is a podcast looking to tell stories about Pakistan, and Pakistanis, through the lost art of conversati...

Ali Lakhani is a Therapist, Counselor and a Life Coach. He struggled with addiction himself for 19 years and now helps others combat addiction. Ali helps run a drug rehab center in Karachi.   In the podcast, Ali talks about his own journey and how to use psychology to help fight addiction.  The Pakistan Experience is a podcast looking to tell stories about Pakistan, and Pakistanis,...

Zarrar Khuro is a Journalist, writer and the host of the Dawn News show 'Zara Hut Kay'.    Zarrar talks about the prospects of World War III, the political landscape in Pakistan and the future prospects of the country.   The Pakistan Experience is a podcast looking to tell stories about Pakistan, and Pakistanis, through the lost art of conversation.

Musician, Vlogger, Director, Actor, one of the biggest content creators, Mooroo, comes on the podcast to discuss the cancel culture, his philosophy of art and that child molestation joke.   Watch Taimoor Salahuddin aka Mooroo have a long honest conversation on The Pakistan Experience.  The Pakistan Experience is a podcast looking to tell stories about Pakistan, and Pakistanis, throu...

For the 18th episode of TPE we turn the camera around on our director and producer, Mr. Nabhan Karim. Shehzad and Nabhan sit and discuss how The Pakistan Experience came to be.   Nabhan Karim heads the Media Studies department at CBM and runs Wormhole Productions. He has extensive experience directing, having worked at CNN and Stimulus Productions.  The Pakistan Experience is a podc...

We took a hiatus for a couple of weeks in December so here we are back with two episodes this week - presenting the very special 2019 year end review. Ramish Safa from Bros Meet the world, Sajeer Shaikh from Mangobaaz and Gibran Khaliq from TVP come on The Pakistan Experience to look back at the year that was 2019!  The Pakistan Experience is a podcast looking to tell stories about Pakistan,...

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 l...

Jibran Nasir comes back on The Pakistan Experience to discuss his engagement,  the Musharaf Judgment and the general state of Pakistan.  Where are we headed as a country and how we can come together to create change?   Watch Jibran Nasir at his candid best talking about his work, his life and his hopes for the future.  The Pakistan Experience is a podcast looking to tell s...

On the 14th episode of The Pakistan Experience, Daanika Kamal and Hera Mannan come on to discuss relationships, divorce and mental health.   Hera Mannan is a content creator and Daanika Kamal runs a Mental Health organization.  The Pakistan Experience is a podcast looking to tell stories about Pakistan, and Pakistanis, through the lost art of conversation.

Sabin Agha, a Journalist and a Documentary Film-maker, candidly talks about Journalism and Censorship in Pakistan. Is Journalism dead? Are there still some flag bearers managing to get the truth out there? Will Journalism rise again? How much of news in Pakistan is controlled by the state? Sabin Agha holds no punches back in this podcast.   The Pakistan Experience is a podcast looking to tell...

Natalia Gul Baghdadi is a stand up comedian, who was trolled and bullied online for a standup comedy video she made talking about Sindhis. Natalia talks about dealing with the hate with love, her life's philosophies and promoting a more holistic lifestyle.    The Pakistan Experience is a podcast looking to tell stories about Pakistan, and Pakistanis, through the lost art of conversation.

Nusrat Hidayatullah is the founder of the 42 day challenge and the F word. She is a fitness and nutrition consultant and trainer.  Parishae is a strategist, and a managing director for Shapar Pvt Ltd. (the holding company of 4 brands - Amir Adnan, Huma Adnan, Fnk Asia, Craft Stories). She likes to work out and has an instagram to inspire people.   The Pakistan Experience is a podcast loo...

The Pakistani short film 'Darling' just won the Orizzonti best short film award at the Venice Film Festival. We have the director of the film, Saim Sadiq, the AD and casting director, Sana Jafri and the star of the movie, Alina.  Darling is a movie with a trans character at the center, played by Alina, who is a khawajasira, the film explores notions of femininity and masculinity in Pakistan.&...

A very special episode of The Pakistan Experience with Mrs. Khan. Mrs. Khan recently gained virality for her comments on TV about women and relationships. We sit down to have a respectful deep dive conversation with Mrs. Khan to contextualize her views and give her the space to clarify and expand on her opinions, rather than relying on 5 minute sound bites.   Listen to this conversation...

The admins of the all male group 'Soul Brothers' and Muhammad Moiz sit down with Shehzad Ghias to discuss online male spaces in Pakistan.    What is incel culture and why it is dangerous? Do online male spaces tend to be anti-feminism?   Four people with different views on gender,  masculinity and online spaces, sit down and have a frank discussion to help create a more inclusi...

Syed Muhammad Kumail is a member of the Improvisational Comedy Troupe 'LolWalay', a Sozkhuwan and a teacher. Kumail sat down with Shehzad to dispel some of the rumours spread about Shias during Moharram. If you heard Shias mix spit into the Haleem or have sex orgies, please listen and educate yourself.    Also we would like to request everyone to please listen to the entire podcast with...

Listen to Ali Gul Pir like you have never heard him before. We all grew up singing Wadera ka Beta but now get to know the man behind the viral sensations. As Ali Gul Pir opens up about receiving FIA summons over a tweet, facing hate online and his personal life stories. Ali recently released a song called, "Sorry, I wasn't enough", an honest reflection about his feelings about his childhood and on...

On the fourth episode of The Pakistan Experience, Shehzad Ghias and Haya Fatima Iqbal have a deep conversation about Haya's journey from Karachi to New York as a documentary film maker. How did a girl from Karachi become an Oscar and Emmy winning Documentary Film Maker?    The Pakistan Experience is a podcast looking to tell stories about Pakistan, and Pakistanis, through the lost art of...