The Pakistan Experience

Ishrat Husain comes on for a fiery episode of The Pakistan Experience on the Economy of Pakistan. On this week's episode, we discuss what India got right in the 90s, Modi's Economy, The Early Years of Pakistan's Bureaucracy, Economic Disparities between East and West Pakistan, Military Governments, Ishrat Husain's tenure as State Bank Governor, Real Estate, Pervez Musharaf's Policies, 18th Amendment and Balochistan. Ishrat Husain is a Pakistani banker and economist who served as the dean of the Institute of Business Administration (2008-2016) and the Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan (1999-2006). He also served as Advisor to Prime Minister Imran Khan for Institutional Reforms & Austerity. 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 1:30 Why did India get right with their Economy 7:30 Modi's Economy 14:00 Early years of Pakistan's Development, Nationalization and GDP Growth 23:00 Economic disparities between East and West Pakistan 28:58 The initial Civil-Bureucratic-Military Leadership of Pakistan 39:30 Instability destroys Economic Growth and PTI's Government 45:52 State Bank, Inflation and Aid to Military Governments 1:01:00 Instability, State Bank Policies of Ishrat Hussain and TERF 1:15:00 Mushraf's Policies, Balochistan and 18th Ammendment 1:32:00 Should bureaucrats work under Military Governments? 1:36:00 Real Estate and DHAs 1:46:30 SIFC 1:51:00 IMF and Audience Questions