# The Political History of Pakistan and the Establishment - Mazhar Abbas - #TPE

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Podcast: [The Pakistan Experience](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-pakistan-experience-1064287)
Published: 2026-06-21T01:03:38+00:00
Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thepakistanexperience/episodes/The-Political-History-of-Pakistan-and-the-Establishment---Mazhar-Abbas---TPE-e3l244e
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Mazhar Abbas is a prominent Pakistani journalist, senior analyst, and staunch advocate for press freedom, born on July 6, 1958. Known for his extensive 27-year career, he currently works with Geo News and Daily Jang, previously holding senior roles at ARY News and serving as the secretary-general of the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists. 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/thepakistanexperienceTo support the channel:Jazzcash/Easypaisa - 0325 -2982912Patreon.com/thepakistanexperienceAnd Please stay in touch:https://twitter.com/ThePakistanExp1https://www.facebook.com/thepakistanexperiencehttps://instagram.com/thepakistanexpeperienceThe 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/shehzadghiasshaikhFacebook.com/Shehzadghias/Twitter.com/shehzad89Join this channel to get access to perks:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC44l9XMwecN5nSgIF2Dvivg/joinChapters: 0:00 Chapters2:00 Vote of No Confidence, Military vs Democracy 7:00 Benazir Bhutto 19:05 Imran Khan22:19 Sindh and PPP28:00 Electoral politics vs non-electoral politics 30:42 PPP and Political Victimization 35:00 Political Process and Establishment controlling politics44:00 Charter of Democracy 54:33 Altaf Hussain, MQM, Imran Farooq and Azeem Tariq1:12:30 MQM and Muhajir Representation 1:28:10 Establishment, Political Parties and the political process 1:40:25 People suffered for supporting PPP and political culture1:48:40 Journalism, abusing Zia ul…

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