Pakistan's Economy
Budgets, debt, exports, manufacturing — and the people who actually move the numbers.
14 episodes
45:18 Jun 6, 2026
The illusion of Islamic finance, and a $2M CEO
Muzamil unpacks Pakistan's pre-budget mood — IMF pressure, a salaried class taxed five-fold in five years, freelancers in the crosshairs, and a 'shariah-compliant' bank paying its CEO two million dollars a year off the back of fiat rupees.
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21:29 May 9, 2026
The 200-unit subsidy is ending. Blame the IPPs, not the poor.
Pakistan agreed to end its 200-unit electricity subsidy by 2027. Muzamil argues the outrage is aimed at the wrong target.
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27:18 May 8, 2026
Pakistan's real estate pump is coming, and it's engineered
Muzamil walks through the killing of Section 7E, the IMF agreement that preceded it, and the cheap-loan scheme being pumped in alongside it — three levers converging on a real estate pump that, in his reading, will price the average Pakistani further out of land while the asset owners offload.
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41:23 May 7, 2026
A country is energy, labor, intelligence, and raw material
Muzamil lays out the four-component framework he uses to read any country — energy, labor, intelligence, and raw material — and runs Pakistan, India, China, and the US through it, number by number.
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0:39:43 Dec 17, 2024
6th Largest Economy by 2075?! Inside Pakistan's UNBELIEVABLE Transformation | Dil ki Baat 038
In today's episode of Dil Ki Baat, we're diving deep into a topic that has sparked countless debates and discussions: the future of Pakistan.
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0:38:00 Jul 5, 2024
Will Pakistan Survive Its Debt Crisis?
Hello everyone, welcome back to another episode of Dil ki Baat. Tonight I am diving deep into Pakistan's tax and debt crisis.
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0:31:39 Jul 1, 2024
Is Pakistan's New Budget a ‘Game-Changer’?
Hello everyone! Welcome back to another episode of Dil ki Baat. Tonight, let’s understand the Government's economic role, Pakistan's latest budget.
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1:01:13 Jun 7, 2024
Startups are a symptom, not Pakistan's solution
Muzamil argues Pakistan's startup boom was borrowed money, not proof its economy is ready for billion-dollar exits.
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0:32:48 May 28, 2024
Will Electric Cars Spark Pakistan’s Economic Boom?
Hello folks, welcome back to another episode of Dil ki Baat. Tonight, we are talking about how electric cars can solve Pakistan’s economic crisis.
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36:32 Feb 23, 2024
Cash burns. Buildings and stocks don't.
Muzamil moves from diagnosing Pakistan's economy to prescribing action: where idle cash should go, why land is a trap, and how to earn in dollars.
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0:39:24 Feb 19, 2024
Explaining Pakistan’s Energy Disaster
Episode 9 of Dil ki Baat picks up where Episode 8 left off, focusing on Pakistan's energy challenges.
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0:32:56 Feb 16, 2024
Is Pakistani Rupee Dying?
Hey folks! In episode 8, let’s chat about currency basics: its history, what gives it value, the relationship between money and value, different.
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0:32:55 Feb 14, 2024
How Pakistan’s Economy Works?
Hey folks! Welcome to episode 7. Today, we're delving into modern world economics, the mechanics of foreign loans, the IMF deal, privatization.
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44:47 Feb 1, 2024
PTI's manifesto reads like a new constitution in waiting
Muzamil reads PTI's full 2024 manifesto and finds a party writing a new constitution while quietly preparing to lose the next election.
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