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#75 - Crisis in Bosnia 38:18

9M ago38:18

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Katie Finn is a philanthropist from the United States who has traveled with volunteer organizations through different countries. During her travels, she visited Bosnia and met refugees from Pakistan, Afghanistan, and other countries, who are living in life-threatening conditions. These individuals are engaged in a perilous endeavor known as "the ga…

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#74 - Balochistan 53:17

10M ago53:17

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Follow the Balochistan times on Instagram. Further reading on the issues: Written by Sheraz: https://www.newsecuritybeat.org/2022/02/reducing-environmental-social-costs-chinese-investments-pakistan/ https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2024/1/22/resolving-the-baloch-issue-is-in-pakistans-political-and-economic-interest https://thediplomat.com/2016/08…

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#73 - Kennedy's Time in Pakistan 46:52

4y ago46:52

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Watch this Episode on YouTube! https://youtu.be/AckWixGbzdQ Kennedy Horton was born in America, but from the ages of 7 to 15, he moved with his family to Sindh, Pakistan. Afterwards he moved across Thailand, China, and he now resides in Ireland. In this episode Kennedy shares a bit about his life in Pakistan, going to school and growing up there, a…

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#72 - Religiosity 1:12:29

4y ago1:12:29

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A fantastic conversation with Dr. Shabana Mir, from Chicago, U.S., who is here to unpack some of her knowledge and thoughts about various issues affecting Muslims and Muslim women today. Shabana Mir is Associate Professor of Anthropology and Director of Undergraduate Studies at the American Islamic College, based in Chicago, IL. She teaches Islamic…

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#71 - Resilience 58:40

4y ago58:40

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A really thought provoking discussion about the most common challenges that affect our Pakistani youth today - lack of opportunities, fear of failure, family and parental pressure, anxiety, and more. Our guest, Mehmooda Shah from Rawalpindi, Pakistan, breaks this down with her own story, and shares her experience on dealing with obstacles, failure,…

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#70 - Ko-Ko-Korea 43:21

4y ago43:21

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Ayesha Wahidi was born and raised in the midwest, U.S. Earlier in 2020, she moved to Korea for a teaching-abroad program. She shares her experiences in and out of Korea and her perspectives on common life struggles. Feel free to reach out to Ayesha ! Wahidi.ayesha@gmail.com Any questions / feedback for us? Email us at hello@pakcord.com Remember to …

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#69 - Engaged at 12 1:05:41

4y ago1:05:41

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Watch the video version of this podcast: https://youtu.be/5NSALKYBjz0 21 year old Noor-ul-Ain from Dubai went viral on TikTok after sharing her personal traumatic story of an ordinary wedding / shaadi visit to Pakistan gone wrong. Essentially , Noor and her family flew to Pakistan from dubai to attend her cousin's wedding, and unexpectedly, she fou…

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#68 - Life in Southern Africa 36:37

4y ago36:37

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Bilal Junejo was born in Pakistan, but grew up living in the southern region of Africa, namely the countries of Malawi, Zimbabwe, and South Africa. Bilal gives us a glimpse of his life over there, including the people, the food, and the places.Red

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#67 - Life in Japan 52:46

4y ago52:46

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Meet Fareeha, living in Japan. She hasn't spent a lot of time in Pakistan, grew up in Saudi Arabia, and then moved to Japan for her studies to a city called Sendai, and has been living there for 9 years, currently working at a lab while pursuing her PhD. Fareeha is an avid listener of the podcast herself, and is here to tell us all about her life i…

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#66 - To Sacrifice My OWN Life for Pakistan 34:58

4y ago34:58

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Note: this podcast episode exists in video form on our YouTube channel. We strongly recommend watching the video version, as it has more visual context around this topic. Find the video version on our YouTube channel or use the following link: https://youtu.be/D4cL62ulDDc Recently TikTok and other social platforms have exploded with viral memes of …

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#65 - The NewsRun 34:18

4y ago34:18

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Meet Anam Khan, a Pakistani American currently residing in the San Francisco Bay Area, U.S. She has moved back and forth between Pakistan and U.S. and spent a significant time living in both countries. Anam is here to talk about her startup effort, called The NewsRun, which is a free daily newsletter providing short and simple summaries of all the …

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#64 - The History Buff 47:46

4y ago47:46

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Warning: this episode contains a few sexual jokes / mature conversations at certain points. Please listen with caution. Satir Ahmed is a 22 year old history buff (fan) currently living in Newfoundland, Canada, for his studies. He has also lived the majority of his life in Qatar. Newfoundland is an island off the east coast of the North American mai…

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BONUS - a video discussion 53:45

4y ago53:45

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Here's our first discussion captured in video form and uploaded to our YouTube channel (search for Pak-Cord). Mostly discussed in Urdu, in this episode we (guest: Hamza Farooq from Miami, FL) explain the pros and cons of an audio podcast and a video podcast, and why Pak-Cord is primarily an audio-only podcast. We discuss current events including th…

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#63 - The Ertugrul Conundrum 1:39:52

4y ago1:39:52

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We bring back our old "Do Takkay" squad from episodes 48 and 49 - Myrah Shafiq, Manahill Shafiq, and Hamza Farooq, to discuss the great Elephant surrounding Pakistan's entertainment industry: Ertugrul. Ertugrul is a popular Turkish show based on the rise of the Ottoman Empire. After PM Imran Khan promoted the show to Pakistanis, the government-owne…

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#62 - Love Letters to Pakistan 40:58

4+ y ago40:58

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Several old and new guests come together to share monologues ("love letters") to Pakistan, to celebrate August 14, 2020. Celebrate with us by tuning in !Red

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#61 - PUBG Ban and Teen Mental Health 35:49

4+ y ago35:49

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In this episode we want to shine a light on teen mental health. 3 teenager suicides took place around June of this year, one after another. All of these suicides were linked by authorities to a popular video game called Playerunknown's Battlegrounds, or PUBG. The Pakistan Telecommunications Authority (PTA) responded by putting a temproary bank on t…

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#60 - A Story of Religion and Love 50:15

4+ y ago50:15

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A love story from Canada, featuring married couple Sana and Will Saleh. Sana is of Pakistani background, born and raised British Columbia, Canada. Her husbad Will is a born and raised Canadian and a convert/revert to Islam. In this 50-minute episode, Will and Sana share the story of how they met each other, how Will decided to convert from Atheism …

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#59 - Stop Wasting Time! 49:36

4+ y ago49:36

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20 year old Myda Baig from Lahore is a Psychology student, and she's here tell us to stop wasting time ! Too many people are spending their days binging one movie after another, or lazing around, or not having any kind of short-term plan for success. Myda believes in having a properly structured day, with time allocated for productive work, family,…

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#58 - A Muslim-Hindu Marriage Story 1:13:17

4+ y ago1:13:17

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Meet Hina Husain, 32 year old living in Canada, here to tell us her life story, especially a major part of her life that involves marriage. Hina had a very nontraditional marriage, because she did not get married to a Pakistani man, or a Muslim man, as most Pakistani girls do. She married an Indian Hindu man, named Sai, who she met nearly 10 years …

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#57 - Dana Wang Visits 44:14

4+ y ago44:14

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We speak to someone not actually from Pakistan. She's not of Pakistani descent either, yet she has built a connection to the country. Our guest is Dana Wang. Dana is a travel enthusiast, photographer, and food addict from Australia. She also studied Law and recently graduated and got her first full-time job in Sydney. She's visited Pakistan twice a…

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#56 - The Foodie 1:06:16

4+ y ago1:06:16

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Meet Arifah, 22 year old from England. She's here to talk to us about various things, but mostly about her most passionate subject: Food. She even wrote her dissertation on food! Arifah was born in England, moved to Saudi Arabia at a young age, then Italy, and then back to England. Although she's never lived in Pakistan, she says she has a 'very de…

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#55 - Can you count in Urdu? 32:46

4+ y ago32:46

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We speak to a number of Pakistani youngsters from Islamabad, Karachi, U.K., and U.A.E. to ask them : can you count to 100, in Urdu? Turns out, it's not so easy, and as we collectively become more efficient with English, it seems we are losing the edge on our native tongues (Urdu, Punjabi, etc.) overall.…

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#54 - Lockdown Madness 37:54

4+ y ago37:54

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Due to the ongoing COVID-19 lockdowns across the world, we wanted to catch up with our Pakistani community on Discord and ask them how they're doing. As you might have heard from previous episodes, we run a discord server which is basically a modern online chatroom service, that allows both text and voice chats. We speak to several people from vari…

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#53 - Zamana 1:08:20

4+ y ago1:08:20

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Guest: Aisha Khan, 19 year old from Toronto, Canada Aisha is here to talk to us about poetry, among other things. Aisha is a published writer and last year she released a book called Zamana, under her pen name Anaa Gulzar. We talk to her about her inspiration, why poetry is important, what are the habits for creativity, is rap real music, and a dis…

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#52 - PSL 2020 Breakdown 1:46:36

4+ y ago1:46:36

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This group discussion features 4 guests, with the topic being Cricket, especially with a focus on PSL 2020 which was suspended on March 17, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. We discuss the progression of PSL, the T20 cricket format, the status of the Pakistani international cricket team and memorable moments of victory and disappointment from the…

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#51 - Desibility 1:00:18

4+ y ago1:00:18

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Our guest is 24 year old Adil Ghani from London, UK. Adil is the older brother of our previous guest, Aqil Ghani. He is also disabled, and in this episode he walks us through his life story – being diagnosed with Limb Girdle Muscular Dystrophy at age 3, not being able to walk since age 9, and going through other very difficult transitions in his li…

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#50 - I was a Coconut 59:43

4+ y ago59:43

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"Coconut": brown from the outside, white from the inside. Often used to describe desis living abroad who are not as near to or aware of desi culture, as they are to their local culture. Today's guest: Aqil Ghani, 18 years old British-Pakistani brought up in South-east London. Many of you might be wondering what is life like for youngsters who are b…

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#49 - Do Takkay ki Guftgoo (Part 2) 1:06:08

4+ y ago1:06:08

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Continuing our 2-part discussion with Hamza Farooq, Myrah Shafiq, and Manahill Shafiq. Episode #48 contains part 1. Previously we analyzed the highly successful and controversial Pakistani drama series - Mere Paas tum Ho. This episode continues that discussion, but not so much about Mere Paas Tum Ho. This time we dive into other topics starting fro…

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#48 - Do Takkay ki Baatein (Part 1) 1:29:10

4+ y ago1:29:10

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For this episode you need 2 things - familiarity with Pakistani dramas, and a grasp of Urglish - that is Urdu + English. This one is a group discussion, all about Pakistani dramas and it is Part 1 of a 2-part discussion. We have 3 very enthusiastic drama-watching guests. Our main focus was to discuss Mere Paas Tum Ho, which was a major hit drama th…

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#47 - UN Development in Pakistan 31:43

5y ago31:43

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Today’s guest is Ignacio Artaza - Resident Representative at the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Pakistan. He has more than 20 years of experience in development cooperation and humanitarian aid. He has served as the UNDP Country Director in Egypt, and has held various positions in UNDP since 1999 - including in New York, Moldova, Suda…

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#46 - Ex-Muslim (Part 2, Ali Rizvi) 1:09:57

5y ago1:09:57

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This episode is Part 2 of our 2-part series with Ali Rizvi, 37 year old from Washington D.C., U.S. (born in Pakistan) In the last episode (#45) Ali told us about how his search for identity lead him to atheism. In this episode, we ask him for specific questions to understand his mindset - questions like how did he explain this to his family and fri…

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#45 - Lost Muslim Identity (Part 1, Ali Rizvi) 48:53

5y ago48:53

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This episode is Part 1 of a 2-part series discussion with Ali I. Rizvi, 37 year old from Washington DC, U.S, but born in Pakistan. Ali is a documentary filmmaker and video journalist - he also was one of the few journalists who worked on the Panama Papers story. Ali is also an open Ex-muslim and Atheist, originally born as a Shia Muslim. In this fi…

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#44 - Online Dating Horror 55:23

5y ago55:23

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Iqra, 26 year old from Brampton, Canada, speaks with us today about her various weird and unfortunate encounters on Muzmatch, a popular Muslim dating app used by Pakistanis. Apps like Muzmatch and Minder are quite powerful and often useful, having helped many people find their significant other and get married. However, a lot of 'bad' folks are on …

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#43 - Barcelona 40:59

5y ago40:59

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Nosherwan Abbasi is 20 years old currently living around Barcelona, Spain. He moved to Spain earlier in 2019 for his studies. About 5 months before this episode, Nosherwan reached out to us on Instagram and shared a voice note about how his homesickness for Pakistan brought him to this podcast, and he wanted to discuss and share his life with us on…

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#42 - "PAGAL" : Desis and Depression 41:44

5y ago41:44

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Today we shed more light on a highly important and underrated topic in the desi community: depression and mental illness. Our guest: 32 year old Israa Nasir from New York City. Israa has worked directly with patients in a mental health clinic, and now works within health tech to make an impact in the world of healthcare. Timeline of Discussion: 0:4…

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#41 - Sea View in Miami 46:01

5y ago46:01

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24 year old Hamza Farooq from Miami is our guest today. Born and raised in the U.S., Hamza brings us a purely Pakistani American perspective. Timestamps of Conversation 1:28 - Introduction 2:00 - Hamza discusses his time going to a Catholic high school 6:18 - Growing up in Miami, and the Pakistani demographics of the U.S. 10:03 - Hurricanes and wea…

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#40 - Away from Home 41:59

5y ago41:59

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Our guest for this episode is 22 year old Hassan Raza from England, U.K. (previously lived in Wales) Hassan moved to UK at the young age of 13. He passionately talks about his Pakistani background and adjusting to life in the UK while maintaining his love for the Motherland. Timestamps of Conversation: 2:40 - Intro & adjusting to life in the U.K. 1…

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#39 - Jinn Bhoot Stories Again! 57:34

5y ago57:34

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Our goal with this is simple: to scare the poop out of you and out of ourselves. And laugh while we poop. Mostly just laugh! Guests: Muskaan (Night Owls), Noshirwaan from Lahore Topic: Jinns, Bhoots, Churails, Possessions, Pichal peris, you name it. Time Recorded: 1 AM in Pakistan. Reference: "The Chilling Exorcism of Anneliese Michel" on YouTube b…

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#38 - Bhang aur Hum 41:33

5y ago41:33

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Today we bring our special guest, Sabina from Michigan, U.S. Sabina works extensively to promote and market Cannabis based products, and teach their value and benefits to the community. Follow Sabina on Instagram at @drcannabina! Resources shared by Sabina for your research: Instagram: @sagelynaturals, @hempsleyhealth, @leafly Sites: greenflowermed…

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#37 - Life in Paris 42:18

5y ago42:18

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Welcome back! What is life like for Pakistanis in Paris? In his case, 23 year old Saad was born and raised there. Saad gives us his perspective and insight into French culture, especially valuable for Pakistanis and non-French westerners. Since Paris does not have an extremely large Pakistani community similar to London, Saad is open to use this po…

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#36 - Independence Day Trivia 29:15

5+ y ago29:15

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In honor of August 14, 2019, we celebrate by bringing 6 guests on-board and playing Trivia! The questions are all about Pakistan and Pakistani culture. New Guests- Awais - Karachi Patch - Lahore Ainy - Peshawar Returning Guests- Hamza - U.K. Marium - Karachi Uswah - LahoreRed

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#35 Desi and I Know It 50:01

5+ y ago50:01

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This episode's special guest is 23-year old Faras Aamir (AKA Farosty) from Maryland USA, one of the founders of the popular Youtube entertainment channel - RwnlPwnl - which brought us awesome, hilarious parody songs like "Desi and I know it", "Pissed Off", "Have Some Gosht" and many others. Faras's other endeavors are a podcast called Strange Flavo…

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#34 Burgers, Pizzas, and Cricket 55:20

5+ y ago55:20

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So Pakistan did not qualify for the Semi-Finals in 2019's Cricket world Cup. What do they need to do next? We invite 4 cricket fanatics to this episode to discuss their thoughts and impressions on the Pakistani cricket team and the landscape of international cricket. Guests: Minahil - 22 from Islamabad Hamza - 24 from U.K. Hassan - 25 from U.A.E. '…

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#33 The Case Against Rishta Aunties 34:53

5+ y ago34:53

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Almost every single desi person will relate to the horrifying rishta process. I've been there myself. Getting asked by your parents and aunties about your plans to get married even when you're still in school or perhaps just got your first job. This is especially troubling for desi girls as they often start getting proposals from a very young age, …

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#32 Is our Education system GOOD? 53:03

5+ y ago53:03

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3 guests in this episode - Amaaz (23, ISB), Laiba (22, Lahore), and Marium (19, Karachi) discuss student life and the success of students depending on the efforts of the teachers, parents, and their environment. Amaaz and Habib also offer comparisons with studies in the west compared to Pakistan.Pakcord

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#31 Careers & Planning Your Future (Doctor Nahi Banungi!) 48:37

5+ y ago48:37

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What if you wanted to study Arts and Humanities, against the wish of your parents who want you to stick with Engineering or Medicine? How would you feel if you studied in a field for a long time, and just because of 1 failed course, you could not get a degree? What if you were pressured into going to medical school and wanted to drop out? What if y…

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#30 Ramadan - is it Healthy? 54:34

5+ y ago54:34

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We asked for your questions around health and fitness during Ramadan, on Instagram and Discord, and now we answer them! Doctor Shagufta Feroz from Lahore (her website: picchls.com), discusses Ramadan in great depth and answers your questions. Dr Shagufta Feroz is a nationally known holistic lifestyle medicine doctor. She is the only Asian who is an…

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#29 - Night Owls 1:08:33

5+ y ago1:08:33

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This episode, we invited 5 guests - the most so far! Meet Muskaan (18, ISB), Amaan (19, ISB), Hime (18, KHI), Sami (18, KHI), and Saif (23, London). Saif has been on the podcast before, and everyone else is new. The topic is a simple question: Why do you stay up all night? Every person on this episode pulls multiple all-nighters every week. Through…

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#28 Unfiltered with Hira Hyder 1:01:54

5+ y ago1:01:54

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An in-depth discussion with Hira Hyder, 26 year old Journalist and Life Coach based in Toronto Canada. Hira writes for 5 online lifestyle publications and is also a broadcast journalist for HUM TV Canada. She became especially well-known after her Twitter format of rapid-fire interviews, called "Hira Hyder 7Qs", went viral with responses from celeb…

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#27 Drug Addiction in Pakistan 52:22

5+ y ago52:22

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This episode is about Drug Addiction. We start this episode with Ahmed, 15 years old from Islamabad, who tells a personal story about his uncle who battled drug addiction. After this story, we move on to a more in-depth discussion on addiction with our main guests: Abdullah, from Islamabad, and Nasir, from Karachi.…

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