Dr Naseer Ahsan

doctor and founder of Pendu Production

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Dr Naseer Ahsan is a doctor and the founder of Pendu Production. He studied at Punjab College in Sargodha before going to Kyrgyzstan to study MBBS. He says he has worked with State Life on the Sehat Insaaf card for about two years.

Early life and background

Ahsan was born in Qatar and lived there for 18 years. He says he has lived abroad for more than half of his life. [1]

Education

Ahsan first planned to seek admission in Karachi, but his father told him there was no point and advised him to go abroad. A friend invited him to go with him to Kyrgyzstan. He went to Kyrgyzstan to study MBBS because his father had watched the film Munna Bhai. [1]

Medical work

Ahsan has worked in a private hospital in the past. He is based in Sargodha, where he says patients from outer areas often come only at a late stage. [1]

He says patients can also use private panel hospitals, not only government hospitals. He says teams visit every one or two months to check that everything is going properly. He says that when a complaint comes to him, he informs the hospital and has the money returned. He says his job covers hospitals, patients and the staff working in them, and that it also involves resolving complaints that arrive through the PM portal. [1]

Content work

Ahsan was once an admin of Ducky's page. He says a page grew considerably, perhaps because of its name, and that Facebook restricted likes on it because they came in so fast that they looked like spam. He says he is active on Facebook and Instagram, and less active on Twitter. [1]

He says news channels often approach his team, and the team has done a lot of work with channels. He says his team receives ready-made content and money, and only has to post it. He says his team makes content for brands, and the brands post it on their own platforms. He says political parties approached meme page operators and offered to pay them for posts. He says that before an election, he and his colleagues posted a great deal for PTI. [1]

He says he and his colleagues have to think carefully before posting. He says his team deletes a post immediately and does not consider how viral it has become. He says that if someone's page is deleted, he has a backup and gives it to them. He recommends the InShot app for video editing. [1]

Views

Ahsan describes the NLE as a baseline effort at unification. He says the NLE is a good step for ordinary people. He says some local graduates are listed as doing house jobs without doing them, so paid seats go to waste. He says ill health is the main reason families fall into poverty in Pakistan. [1]

He says he felt that people should be shown that much better was also happening in their country. He says he feels a responsibility to avoid posting vulgar content that could spread in society. He says his identity as a doctor makes him hold back from vulgar posts. He expects vulgarity to spread further. He says memers receive less recognition than people who show their faces, because someone posting from behind the scenes has no face value. [1]

He says he has read a study from MIT and other institutes that identifies memes as a form of communication. He says memes let people explain relatable things. He says that what some people know about the country, they have partly understood through memes. He says his original motto was that the public was sliding into depression. He says he looks toward improvement, because awareness is growing among the public, and that he is very hopeful. [1]

Appearances

DateTitleWhere
2021-10-25 Pakistan's biggest meme page is run by a district medical officer Thought Behind Things

Frequently asked questions

Who is Dr Naseer Ahsan?

Dr Naseer Ahsan is a doctor and the founder of Pendu Production. He is based in Sargodha. He says he has worked with State Life on the Sehat Insaaf card for about two years.[1]

Where is Dr Naseer Ahsan from?

Dr Naseer Ahsan was born in Qatar and lived there for 18 years. He is based in Sargodha.[1]

Where did Dr Naseer Ahsan study?

Dr Naseer Ahsan studied at Punjab College in Sargodha before going to Kyrgyzstan to study MBBS. He first planned to seek admission in Karachi.[1]

Why did Dr Naseer Ahsan go to Kyrgyzstan?

Dr Naseer Ahsan went to Kyrgyzstan to study MBBS because, he says, his father had watched the film Munna Bhai. His father had also advised him to go abroad rather than seek admission in Karachi. A friend invited him to go with him to Kyrgyzstan.[1]

What does Dr Naseer Ahsan do?

Dr Naseer Ahsan is a doctor. He says his job covers hospitals, patients and the staff working in them. He has also worked in a private hospital in the past.[1]

What does Dr Naseer Ahsan think of the NLE?

Dr Naseer Ahsan describes the NLE as a baseline effort at unification. He says it is a good step for ordinary people.[1]

What does Dr Naseer Ahsan think of memes?

Dr Naseer Ahsan says he has read a study from MIT and other institutes that identifies memes as a form of communication. He says memes let people explain relatable things.[1]

References

  1. Pakistan's biggest meme page is run by a district medical officer . Thought Behind Things , 2021-10-25.
Show the source passages (44 statements)
  1. He was born in Qatar and lived there for 18 years. paidaish Qatar ki hai, 18 saal wahin par raha.
  2. He studied at Punjab College in Sargodha before going to Kyrgyzstan to study MBBS. aala taleem ke liye Pakistan, Sargodha, Punjab College aur phir uske baad Kirgistan wahan pe MBBS karne chala gaya
  3. He went to Kyrgyzstan to study MBBS because his father had watched the film Munna Bhai. Punjab College aur phir uske baad Kirgistan wahan pe MBBS karne chala gaya kyunke walid sahab ne movie dekhi thi Munna Bhai.
  4. He first planned to seek admission in Karachi, but his father told him there was no point and advised him to go abroad. pehle tha irada Karachi mein admission lene ka lekin abbu ne kaha yaar fayda nahi hai, bahar nikal ja.
  5. A friend invited him to go with him to Kyrgyzstan. Phir ek dost ja raha tha Kirgistan. Usne kaha yaar chal aa ja, chalte hain.
  6. He describes the NLE as a baseline effort at unification. Lekin as a step, jo meri understanding hai woh yeh hai ke ek ek ek uh effort hai to unify ke yaar baseline unification hai
  7. He says the NLE is a good step for ordinary people. jo aam aadmi hai, uske liye NLE is a good step because kal ko in doctors ne aa ke aap hi ka khayal rakhna hai.
  8. He says some local graduates are listed as doing house jobs without doing them, so paid seats go to waste. local graduates house job nahi kar rahe hote hain lekin unke paas documents mein naam wagera hota hai ke house job kar raha hai bacha lekin kar kar nahi rahe hote hain. Paid seats hoti hain aur zaya ja rahi hoti hain.
  9. He has worked in a private hospital in the past. main kisi zamane mein ek private hospital mein karta raha hoon job.
  10. He is a doctor. Phir main kehta hoon nahi yaar, doctor hoon yaar, log kya sochenge, doctor ho ke is tarah ki harkatein kar raha hai.
  11. He is based in Sargodha, where he says patients from outer areas often come only at a late stage. uh main uh Sargodha mein hoon toh peripheries se jo patient hamare paas aa rahe hote hain na, woh jab pura beda gharq ho jata hai na logon ka, tab aate hain doctor ke paas aur tab aate hain ke hamari jaan bacha lo. Jab last stage pe hote hain.
  12. He says ill health is the main reason families fall into poverty in Pakistan. Uh but Pakistan mein the number one reason for people uh ke counter mobility to social mobility towards poverty, woh health ki wajah se hai.
  13. He says he has worked with State Life on the Sehat Insaaf card for about two years. Abhi jo yeh naya sehat insaaf card aaya hai, woh uska aapka kya experience raha hai uske saath? Uh main takreeban 2 saal se isi ke upar kaam kar raha hoon unke saath, State Life ke saath.
  14. He says patients can also use private panel hospitals, not only government hospitals. aur patient jo hai usko government hospital jaane ki zaroori nahi hai ke woh udhar jaye. Woh ab jo panel ke upar private hospitals hain wahan pe bhi chala jaye.
  15. He says teams visit every one or two months to check that everything is going properly. Har ek do mahine baad teams wagera aati rehti hain, woh check karti hain ke waqai mein sab kuch theek ho raha hai ya nahi ho raha.
  16. He says that when a complaint comes to him, he informs the hospital and has the money returned. Complaint mere paas aayegi, maine phir hospital ko batana hai ke yeh yeh tha, unko bulana hai, unke paise wapas karwane hain.
  17. He says his job covers hospitals, patients and the staff working in them. matlab bahut hectic job hoti hai kyunke aapne hospitals bhi dekhne hote hain, patients bhi dekhne hote hain aur aapke under jo matlab jo employees baithe hue hain hospitals mein, aapne unko bhi dekhna hota hai.
  18. He says the job also involves resolving complaints that arrive through the PM portal. complaint PM portal se complaints aa rahi hoti hain, aapne woh bhi resolve karni hai
  19. He says the page grew considerably, perhaps because of its name. Kar diya tha. Pendo Production shayad naam ki wajah se hi kaafi chala phir.
  20. He says Facebook restricted likes on the page because they came in so fast that they looked like spam. Facebook ki taraf se khud hi restriction lag gayi ke aap is page ko like nahi kar sakte kyunke iske number of likes jo aa rahe hain, itni tezi se aa rahe hain ke humko lagta hai ke spam hai.
  21. He says he felt that people should be shown that much better was also happening in their country. Maine kaha yaar kuch na kuch toh hona chahiye yaar, unko kuch dikhaya toh jaye ke yaar aapke mulk mein kaafi kuch behtar bhi ho raha hai.
  22. He says political parties approached meme page operators and offered to pay them for posts. Kuch political parties ne in fact humko approach kiya tha. Meme pages walon ko approach kar rahe hain ki yaar aap hamare upar posting karein, hum aapko itna itna pay karenge.
  23. He says that before an election, he and his colleagues posted a great deal for PTI. election se pehle hum log PTI ko bahut posting wagera karte rahe
  24. He says he feels a responsibility to avoid posting vulgar content that could spread in society. mujhe meri responsibility hai ki main kam az kam kuch vulgar aisa post na karoon ki gand na phailaoon kam az kam society mein
  25. He says his identity as a doctor makes him hold back from vulgar posts. Phir main kehta hoon nahi yaar, doctor hoon yaar, log kya sochenge, doctor ho ke is tarah ki harkatein kar raha hai.
  26. He expects vulgarity to spread further. Uh vulgarity zyada phailegi.
  27. He says memers receive less recognition than people who show their faces, because someone posting from behind the scenes has no face value. Matlab memers ko itna milta nahi hai, seedhi baat hai kyunki aapko bhi pata hai yaar agar aap apna chehra dikha rahe hain toh aapki worth alag hai, bajaye iske ki aap back end pe baith ke kuch posting kar rahe hain, face value aapki koi bhi nahi hai.
  28. He says he and his colleagues have to think carefully before posting. Hum logon ko bahut soch samajh ke posting karni padti hai kyunki humko pata hota hai
  29. He says that if someone's page is deleted, he has a backup and gives it to them. In fact agar kisi ka delete bhi ho jaye page, mere paas backup pade hote hain, main de deta hoon yaar, rakho yaar, rakho.
  30. He was once an admin of Ducky's page. main ek zamane mein khair in fact, Ducky ke page ka bhi admin tha.
  31. He says news channels often approach his team, and the team has done a lot of work with channels. Aksar kaafi news channels humko approach kar rahe hote hain. Channels ke saath bhi hum logon ne kaafi kaam kiya.
  32. He says his team receives ready-made content and money, and only has to post it. Toh bana banaya humko mil raha hota hai, saath paisa mil raha hota hai, humne sirf post karna hota hai.
  33. He says his team makes content for brands, and the brands post it on their own platforms. Matlab hum log brands ke liye content bana ke unko dete hain, woh log apne us pe post kar dete hain.
  34. He recommends the InShot app for video editing. video editing ke liye InShot hai. Woh aap use karein.
  35. He says his team deletes a post immediately and does not consider how viral it has become. hum log usi time pe delete kar, hum log yeh nahi dekhte kitna viral kya ja raha hai, hum log delete karte hain
  36. He says he has read a study from MIT and other institutes that identifies memes as a form of communication. iske liye main dekh raha tha there is an entire study as well in MIT and a couple of other institutes jahan par woh yeh identify kar rahe hain ke meme has become a form of communication.
  37. He says memes let people explain relatable things. relatable cheezein bhi hoti hain, meme ke through aap explain kar paate hain.
  38. He says that what some people know about the country, they have partly understood through memes. Usko agar mulk ke baare mein kuch bhi pata hai na toh woh woh pata hai jo memes ke through usne samajh liya thoda sa.
  39. He says his original motto was that the public was sliding into depression. mera starting ka motto hi yeh tha ki yaar awaam depression mein ja rahi hai
  40. He says he is active on Facebook and Instagram, and less active on Twitter. Facebook hai, Insta hai, Twitter pe itna active nahi hoon.
  41. He says he looks toward improvement, because awareness is growing among the public. behtari ki taraf hi dekhunga kyunke ab awareness kaafi zyada awaam mein aa rahi hai
  42. He says he is very hopeful. Main kaafi zyada hopeful hoon.
  43. He says he has lived abroad for more than half of his life. main poori aadhi se zyada zindagi main bahar raha hoon
  44. He is the founder of Pendu Production. He is the founder of Pendu Production.