How to Pakistan Mosharraf Zaidi and Fasi Zaka

In this election eve of election "chained raat" episode, we compare the party manifestos of the PPP, PML-N and PTI. We use the great summary of the manifestos prepared by PILAP.

Find PILAP's manifesto comparison document: https://pilap.pk/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PILAP-Primer-Party-Manifestos-for-Election-2024.pdf

Find the PML N manifesto: https://pmln2024.com/manifesto-in-english/

Find the PPP manifesto:https://election2024.digitalrightsfoundation.pk/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/PPP-Election-manifesto-2024.pdf

Find the PTI manifesto: https://pakvotes.pk/pakistantehreek-e-insaf-pti-manifesto-2024/

Welcome to How to Pakistan 2024!

We kick off with some Big Democrat Energy from Mr Fasi Zaka.

Holla at ya boys

We're back!

Why is Malala Yousafzai a feminist icon?
Why is Firdous Ashiq Awan not a feminist icon?

The punches. The stupidity. The genius.

How to Pakistan's first episode in over a year.

Come back!

The links we promised:

1) Rafia Zakaria’s brilliant piece on Malala - https://thebaffler.com/alienated/free-malala-zakaria

2) Dr Ayesha Razzaque’s piece on the HEC - https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/846480-academic-corruption

3) The Guardian review of the new book by Dr Marianna Mazzucato, “Mission Economy” - https://www.theguardian.com/books/2021/jan/20/mission-economy-by-mariana-mazzucato-review-the-return-of-the-state

Journalist Nadir Hassan died on April 30, 2020 at the age of 37. He was a prolific writer, clear headed, unambiguous and intellectually gifted. Fasi and Mosharraf talk about Nadir, and his generation of writers, academics and public intellectuals in Pakistan, with Omar Waraich and Shakir Husain.

On Episode 03 of How to Pakistan's Season of Covid-19 we talk about the demolition of illegal settlements in Islamabad, the Corona virus attacking members of our little How to Pakistan family in the UK, and whether this represents a moment of real, substantive change, or just a speed bump in our collective global dysfunction.

Our Season of Corona continues with Episode 02, in which we talk to economist and the former Chairman of the Board of Investment, Haroon Sharif. How does an economy like Pakistan's survive this pandemic?

We talk about sugar cartels, the role of the bureaucracy, the opportunity for reform, and the future of economic diplomacy.

We also discuss Haroon's recent paper for the Jinnah Institute, which you can read here: https://jinnah-institute.org/publication/india-pakistan-and-the-pandemic-community-of-shared-future/?doing_wp_cron=1586709661.1415810585021972656250