The Podcast That Lit the Match
The controversy traces back to The Pakistan Experience, hosted by Shehzad Ghias, where Hashmi’s remarks—made in the emotional aftermath of the January 2026 Gul Plaza fire—were discussed and defended.
Hashmi compared Karachi’s governance rot to failed state entities, invoking the language of privatization as metaphor. Not as policy. Not as a legal roadmap. As frustration.
For some, it was catharsis.
For others, heresy.
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