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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  Yousuf Nazar comes on The Pakistan Experience to set the record straight on the role of Bangladesh in the creation of Bangladesh. On this deep dive podcast, we discus 1971, the Pakistani Economy, Rent Seeking, Trade and the role of Pakistan today in the Global World.  Yousuf Nazar is the former Citigroup Head of Emerging Market Investments, international financial expert and author. He worked with Benazir Bhutto during the Movement for the Restoration of Democracy during 1977-81 as a student union leader and spent many years in exile before returning to Pakistan in 1988. As an emerging markets specialist and also an independent investment consultant and author with extensive experience in investment management and strategic planning in global finance. He advised international investors over one decade, managing assets of nearly US$400 million.   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  Chapters: 0:00 Intro 01:37 Bhutto & the creation of Bangladesh  25:10 Federation and what makes a country 35:15 censorship under Zia and living to fight another day  46:25 the Pakistani elite and who are the real victims  1:01:22 “corruption” and the real (e)state 1:09:00 brave journalism, Arshad Sharif and violence in politics  1:17:01 the automotive industry and state protection of monopolies 1:22:30 Musharraf, Pakistan’s shortcut billionaires and bad work ethic 1:44:50 Q&A