Aamir Mughal is a Former Intelligence officer from Directorate Intelligence Bureau , Government of Pakistan and a student of History, he actively archives the history of Pakistan on Twitter.
Aamir Mughal comes on The Pakistan Experience for a tell all about the history of Pakistan, from Jinnah to Imran Khan, Aamir Mughal gets into the history of JamaateIslami, Politics, and military operations in Pakistan.
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Chapters:
0:00 intro
1:15 Aamir’s knack for history, joining the IB, Imran Khan, political Islam and its roots in Jinnah
20:16 forcing a Pakistani identity, dynastic politics, 1971 & Bangladesh
31:51 Islamic socialism, lawyers movement, Iftikhar Chaudhry, IK’s use of Islam and how Zia started it
40:18 addressing the original sim, who killed Zia, Benazir & the establishment and standing up against the military
54:49 US involvement & the Cold War, our own identity, Ardeshir Cowasjee and Twitter journalism
1:09:00 the pluralistic Karachi of old, recognizing own mistakes, IK’s constant compromises, and Musharraf
1:20:52 Hussain Haqqani, how censorship cannot work anymore, Charter of Democracy and how NAB is not needed
1:28:02 “Pakistan Khappay”, creating violence and PTI’s reaction to Imran’s arrest, establishment bating PTI and Tahir ul Qadri
1:40:15 Imran Khan’s relaunch as a move against democracy, judiciary intervening in governance, IK’s financial corruption and the media
1:50:54 The Herald, insides of journalism in Pak, TPE’s role in pushing the envelope and media not naming Malik Riaz
2:03:51 Audience Questions