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Waqas Alam comes on TPE for an explosive episode of the podcast from why PPP won the LB elections to insane stories of the Lyari Gang War.  Baloch journalist Waqas Alam discusses democracy, student politics, Karachi's Urdu Speaking Crisis and Rigging.  Waqas Alam Angaria is a journlaist associated with Geo News and used to be the President of Progressive Students Federation Karachi and NSF.   He covers safari, heritage and disasters, and has been covering the floods in Sindh and Balochistan.  Waqas is a Baloch born in Lyari, Maula Madad and moved out from Lyari in 2002 during the period of the Lyari gangwar, when the rivalry between Arshad Pappu and Rehman Dacoit became headlines  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    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 Waqas's background, local elections, casual racism 11:59 Karachi elections: MQM and PPP 20:33 The Urdu speaking crisis 29:53 Land and colonial after effects 38:47 Democracy and student politics, election day and rigging 53:21 Lyari and Rehman Dakait 1:03:14 Tales of Lyari  1:19:08 Making of Uzair Baloch  1:29:39 The people's perspective and end of conflict  1:47:14 Audience Questions