Military, Class Politics in Pakistan and the Problems with the Left - Jawad Ahmad - #TPE 297

Jawad Ahmad is a Pakistani pop singer and musician. He is also a politician and the Chairman of Barabri Party in Pakistan. Jawad Ahmad comes on The Pakistan Experience for a deep dive podcast on his politics and the nature of class politics in Pakistan. In this episode we discuss, Jawad Ahmad's music career, Rivalry with Abrar-ul-Haq, Imran Khan's Politics, the Military, Quaid-e-Azam, Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, Pervez Musharraf, and more. 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 Introduction 1:00 Why Jawad Ahmad left Singing 13:00 Rivalry with Abrar ul Haq 16:15 Religious Beliefs and the Media Industry 24:00 Artists supporting Pervez Musharaf 30:00 Politics, Democracy and Dictatorship 41:00 The Role of the Individual in History and Jawad Ahmad’s Politics 1:05:00 The Left, The Boys and Class Politics 1:17:00 Making political compromises and Popular Politics 1:25:00 Imran Khan, Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto and the Left 1:36:00 Audience Questions