Mooroo Podcast

From Bol to Bold to Daro with Humaima Malick

Humaima Malick is a Pakistani actress who works in Pakistani films and serials. She is known for her role as Daroo in Maula Jatt, and her work in Bol, Jindo and in Bollywood Films. But there's more to Humaima than just her on-screen persona. In this podcast, we get a glimpse of the person behind the fame - her inspirations, challenges, and the experiences that have shaped her into the influential figure she is today. Humaima also shares her insights on the evolving landscape of Pakistani cin...

Exploring Gunjal (Film) with Ahmed Ali Akbar, Shoaib Sultan and Nighat Akbar Shah

Inspired by the true story of the child labour activist Iqbal Masih, Gunjal the film is a powerful portrayal of his movement against child labour in the 1990s and his tragic demise. Directed by Shoaib Sultan and penned by Nirmal Bano and Ali Kazmi, 'Gunjal' features the talents of Ahmed Ali Akbar, Resham, Amna Ilyas, and Ahmad Ali Butt. We'll explore the film's production nuances, led by producer Nighat Akbar Shah, and discuss the impactful music by directors Zonaib Zahid and Xarb, with scor...

Umair Javed: Founder and CEO of Tkxel

Umair Javed: The Technological Visionary Umair Javed, the charismatic CEO of Tkxel, stands as a testament to what innovation, vision, and unyielding determination can achieve. Spearheading one of the most transformative tech firms, Umair has strategically positioned Tkxel at the forefront of software engineering and technological solutions. Under his astute leadership, the company has not only seen exponential growth but has also significantly impacted global markets by delivering exceptiona...

Syed Muzammil Shah on Political Science, Journalism and Philosophy.

Journalist, News Analyst, Anchor, Political Scientist, Philosopher Lover. Twitter: https://twitter.com/SyedMuzammilOFL?s=20 Facebook: https://web.facebook.com/SyedMuzammilOfficial Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@syedmuzammilofficial7067 00:00 Introduction or Lack thereof 00:12 Educational Background 01:31 The Role of Institutional Education (Chomsky) 02:35 How to remain a student in this educational system? 03:39 Thinkers are born not furnished. 06:36 Hitler and Nietzsche, A...

Ali Ahsan on Game Development in Pakistan

Producer, Game Designer, Engineer, Entrepreneur are just titles I've picked up along the way to follow my passion. Making Great Games with Great People. In a talent based industry, it's the team that matters and my goal is to assemble the best team possible and let them do what they do best. Kick Ass!  Specialities: project management, game design, product development, game production, UI prototyping, UX development. 00:00 Introduction  00:20 How did it start  01:07 Transitioning fro...

Zainab Saeed on Microfinance

Zainab Saeed is the Chief Strategy Officer of Kashf Foundation, which is one of Pakistan's leading specialised microfinance institutions which aims to economically mainstream and empower women in Pakistan by demonstrating that there is a business case for women's entrepreneurs. Time Stamps:  00:41 Intro 02:16 Dark Side of Micro Finance, IPO & Mission Drift  03:28 Unregulated Micro Finance in India 04:38 Explaining Micro Finance 05:54 Grameen Bank’s Success and Dr. Yunus’ Role  06:45 ...

Azam Khan on Cricket

Azam Khan know as a power hitter, is a Pakistani cricketer who plays for Islamabad United and Sindh. 00:00 Introduction 00:20 How did it start 01:07 Transitioning from Quetta Gladiators To Islamabad United 02:50 Handling fame, ups and downs and focus 04:33 Playing as a team 05:56 Role of captains and coaches 07:03 Impact of people bullying him and motivation 09:02 Playing in differents leagues around the world 11:22 How he looks at money as a cricketer 12:07 Escaping the shadow of his Father...

Tasneem Noorani

Tasneem Noorani is a retired Pakistani civil servant who has served in BPS-22 grade as the Interior Secretary and Commerce Secretary of Pakistan. 00:00 Introduction  00:47 The journey of civil services 02:46 Competition in bureaucracy 03:51 Why government need bureaucracy to operate 07:23 Criticism on bureaucracy 12:05 Problem of short tenure in civil service 14:06 Solution of short term tenure problem 15:56 Nepotism in civil services 16:48 Tasneem Noorani on his NGO 28:07 How ca...

Razak Dawood, Naila Kiani, Mehreen Dawood

Natasha Baig

00:00 Introduction 01:32 Shifting in Lahore 01:59 Ali Zafar’s party 08:08 Natasha’s music journey 12:39 Shifting from Hunza to Karachi 14:14 Gilgiti musicians in Karachi 16:23 Difficulty in travelling to Hunza 21:08 Development due to tourism in Hunza 24:44 Natasha’s family about her passion 26:34 Natasha’s cricket journey  30:26 Education in Hunza 30:59 Women in Hunza 32:09 Harsh sun in Hunza 32:36 Life expectancy in Hunza 36:41 Natasha’s father regarding her cricket and study...

Bilal Munir (VideoWaliSarkar) on Tech, Economy and his new Tesla.

Bilal Munir is the most popular tech reviewer of Pakistan. His channel can be followed her its called  @VideoWaliSarkar1  . He is also a tech entrepreneur.   00:00 Introduction 00:12 Pakistan’s economy and its effects 01:59 Rise of podcast trend 04:00 Luxury goods vs needs 05:31 Bilal’s Tesla 17:00 Apple vs android  20:20 Hacking 23:25 Cracked softwares  26:15 PC gaming vs Console gaming 28:55 MacOs vs Windows  31:17 Apple in Pakistan 33:16 Grey market 34:03 PTA tax...

Haider Mustehsan (HYDR) on Duality, Music, Political Science

Haider Mustehsan is a musician and an academic pursuing a masters degree in international peace and conflict and development. Follow him here: https://www.instagram.com/haidermuste...  Check out his new music video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2aGDo... 00:00 Intro of Haider and father as military attaché 1:41 Russian language 3:20 Being bilingual or trilingual 5:33 Imanullah 8:25 Travelling across the globe and CEESA league 11:00 Football in Lahore 14:12 Life of kids when moving ...

Mustafa Kamal from PSP to MQM

Mustafa Kamal just recently joined MQM again, we talk about that and much more with him in this podcast. You can follow Mustafa Kamal here: Instagram: https://instagram.com/kamalpsp?igshid=ZDdkNTZiNTM= Twitter: https://twitter.com/KamalPSP?t=x6BW4GtJu2LCYyiBluX4nA&s=09 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KamalPSP?mibextid=ZbWKwL Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@kamalmqm?_t=8Zvdjbsb5da&_r=1 Timestamps:-  00:00 Reuniting and resolving conflicts 1:23 Mustafa Kamal’s sleep patterns 3...

Talha Bin Azhar & Taimur Chohan

Talha Bin Azhar is a Professional Drift Car Driver. Tehmur Chohan is a GT Race Car Driver. They are both Pakistani's and making their names internationally in autosports. Tehmur Chohan: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tehmurchohan/ Talha Bin Azhar Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/talhabinazhar/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TBARacing10/  

Rabeel Warraich

Rabeel is the Founder and CEO of Sarmayacar, an early stage VC firm focused on Pakistan. He serves on the boards of a number of Sarmayacar investee companies including Bykea, OneLoad, Revolving Games amongst others. He is also the first Pakistan focused Kauffman Fellow. After graduating from MIT, Rabeel gained his professional experience in London where he initially worked in Investment Banking at Morgan Stanley and then followed it up with Private Equity experience at GIC, Singapore’s Sover...

Faisal Sultan, CEO Shaukat Khanum

Faisal Sultan is a physician and has remained the Chief Executive Officer of the Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre from 2003 till publish date of this podcast. He was later appointed the Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on National Health Services in August 2020. Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/skmch Instagram: http://instagram.com/shaukatkhanum/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/SKMCH and https://twitter.com/fslsltn Timestamps: 00:00 Inception of ...

Saim Sadiq

The Writer and Director of Joyland Saim Saadiq joins Mooroo and Daniyal Raheal for a conversation on Film-making and screenplay writing. Saim Sadiq is a Pakistani screenwriter and director who won the Jury Prize of the Un Certain Regard section at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival for directing the drama film Joyland, the first Pakistani film to be selected in Cannes. Joyland also won the Queer Palm award during its world premiere at Cannes. Sadiq grew up in what he describes as a "middle-clas...

Muhammad Khan (aka Mian)

He is back again, Mian urf Muhammad Khan, Head of Digital Transformation at an MNC, Fulbright Scholar, Acumen Fellow, Chuddy Buddy. Interests: Technology, Digital, Politics, Startups, Will be coming back for more. Follow him here Twitter: https://twitter.com/muhammmad_khan?t=Dv5VRCSV0rcsmhDa97BJQA&s=09 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/muhammad-khan-  

Gohar Iqbal

Gohar Iqbal is the co-founder and managing partner at Johnny & Jugnu. Gohar completed his undergraduate studies with a Bachelors in economics from LUMS in 2014 with a focus on law and marketing. Johnny & Jugnu is a fast-rising brand that aims to introduce Pakistani style of fast food to the world. - Business Recorder 00:00 What does WABI means? 1:08 1st job at P&G was a horrible experience for Gohar 3:10 Starting a marketing agency then was even worse 5:00 Brand building was the need...

Laeeq Ahmad

CEO of http://www.Sarmaya.pk, Laeeq Ahmad teaches us on the best practices of investing in Commodities, Stock, Equity and even yourself.   Timstamps: 00:00 Guest Introduction 01:30 Investment journey 06:28 Starting restaurant business 14:50 Stock market Analysis 22:34 System limited profitability 27:49 Business series on twitter 29:13 How Sarmaaya.pk works? 35:50 Empowering through skills  39:02 Financial literacy in world 41:24 Tele investment story 44:56 Why broke...

Shafiqa Iqbal

A data engineer from Pakistan named Shafiqa Iqbal works for Google in Poland. She has had positions with some of the most well-known businesses, including LinkedIn. She also worked as a top seller at Upwork while serving as Pakistan’s Global Ambassador for Women in Technology. Out of 1300 workers, she is the only one from Pakistan in the Google office in Warsaw. Follow Shafiqa here Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/littlelazyalpaca Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shafiqa-iqbal ...

Ali Sheikhani

Ali Sheikhani is an entrepreneur with businesses in Pakistan and USA. www.sheikhanigroup.com   Instagram:  https://instagram.com/alisheikhani1?igshid=MWI4MTIyMDE=   Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ali-sheikhani-5986501a9   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100086428090218&mibextid=LQQJ4d     00:00 Ali’s daily routine and balancing work life   02:44 Dream and set your goal    7:28 Then strive for your dreams   8:38 Hardwork, patienc...

Wildlens by Abrar

Abrar bhai travels all over the world on his bike and reveals to us the beauty of the world and its people, culture and history. A man not to be ignored, check out his channel if you haven't already. 00:00 Introduction of Wildlens by Abrar 0:24 Travelling alone in wild area with camera 2:40 Recording rare borders comprehensively 3:33 Abrar has inspired viewers for visiting borders 5:21 Cultural differences across the globe 7:46 Multilinguistic Abrar 12:00 Early life and Initial education ...

Nadia Jamil

Nadia Jamil (Urdu: نادیہ جمیل) (Born: October 19, 1975) (also known as Nadia Fazal Jamil) is a Pakistani actress and host who is known for Balu Mahi, Behadd and Damsa, a story about child trafficking. 00:00:00 Social Work 00:24:34 Child Psychology 00:30:17 Who do we blame for rape? 00:36:26 Sexual Abuse 00:43:43 Pakistani Society and Tv Dramas 00:45:00 Feroz Khan Dramas 00:46:00 Khalil-ur-Rehman Drama 00:47:28 Pakistani Women in Drama vs Reality 00:49:46 Working Women 00:54:00 Wome...

Mekaal Hasan

Mekaal Hasan is the founder of the legendary Mekaal Hasan Band, His studio DFS, recently burned down please donate to rebuild it if you can by clicking on the following link:  https://www.gofundme.com/f/rebuild-dfs From Pakpedia: Mekaal Hasan is top record-producer and musician in Pakistan who has gained fame via his sheer determination, and hard work against all perseverance and odds. He has performed as record producer/guest artist in the Pakistani music industry with several Pakista...

Pervez Amirali Hoodbhoy

Pervez Amirali Hoodbhoy (Urdu: پرویز امِیرعلی ہودبھائی;Urdu pronunciation: [pərʋeːz əmiːɾəliː ɦuːd̪bʱaːiː];born 11 July 1950) is a Pakistani nuclear physicist and activist who serves as a professor at the Forman Christian College and previously taught physics at the Quaid-e-Azam University. Hoodbhoy is also a prominent activist in particular concerned with promotion of freedom of speech, secularism, scientific temper and education in Pakistan.

Suneel Sarfraz Munj

Suneel Sarfraz Munj is the co-founder of Pakwheels.com. He is the automobile influencer in Pakistan. Follow him here: https://www.instagram.com/suneelsarfraz 0:00 The race for followers 09:26 The problem with social platforms 13:35 Hoarding by Car dealerships 16:51 'On' pai gaari laina 27:31 Review criteria for Suneel Munj for Cars. 40:23 Asymmetry of information 46:26 Excise Digitization 51:30 Electric Vehicles ka dhooka

Shahveer Jafry

Shahveer Jafry is an Actor, Youtuber, Instagrammar, TikTokker, in short a very handsome and funny Pakistani Internet content creator. Follow him here: https://twitter.com/shahveerjaay https://www.youtube.com/c/ShahveerJay https://www.instagram.com/shahveerjay 

Shafaat Ali

Syed Shafaat Ali is a Pakistani TV host and stand up comedian who is known for his impressions of Pakistani public figures. Follow him here: https://www.instagram.com/shafaatsyed https://www.youtube.com/c/ShafaatAli007 https://twitter.com/iamshafaatali From Wikipedia:- Ali was born in on 9 February in Peshawar and studied engineering. In 2006, Ali co-hosted the 4 Man Show. In 2011, Ali co-hosted Banana News Network. Ali started his own show Mere Aziz Ham Watno in which he starred as well. ...

Hassan Bin Rizwan

Founder and Director of Moonshot Animations and Co-Founder and CEO of SABAQ. At Moonshot Animations, we produce new media and animated content for our customers across the globe. Moonshot is a spinoff of our extensive experience in producing children's content and animation. With its head office in the U.S., we work closely with content producers, production houses, startups and small & medium businesses to produce their IP for the digital platforms. Our production pipeline is being expanded...

Mathira

Mathira Mohammad better known as Mathira is a Pakistani-Zimbabwean model, dancer, television hostess, singer and actress.[3] She has hosted several television shows and appeared in music videos. She is known for her Item songs in Main Hoon Shahid Afridi and the Indian Punjabi film Young Malang.

Akbar Chaudry

Akbar Chaudry is a standup comedian, a youtuber, https://www.youtube.com/c/AkbarChaudry He also has a bachelors degree in mechanical engineering and a masters degree in Aerospace, particularly Thermal Sciences and Fluid Dynamics.

Syed Mustafa Kamal (Founder PSP)

Syed Mustafa Kamal (Urdu: سید مصطفىٰ کمال; born 27 December 1971) is a Pakistani politician who is the founder and current chairman of Pak Sarzameen Party. He was previously a senator in the Senate of Pakistan and served as the mayor of Pakistan's largest city, Karachi.[1]

Hafiz Naeem ur Rehman

Hafiz Naeem ur Rehman (Urdu: حافظ نعیم الرحمن; born 1970) is a Pakistani politician and president of Jamaat-e-Islami, Karachi.

Shahbaz Taseer

Shahbaz Taseer is a Pakistani businessman, and the son of the former Governor of Punjab (Pakistan) Salman Taseer. In August 2011, following his father's assassination, he was kidnapped by militants in Lahore while he was driving to his office from home. Taseer was held in captivity for around four and a half years and was recovered from Kuchlak, Balochistan on 8 March 2016.Taseer's kidnapping was referred as one of the most high-profile kidnappings in Pakistan by The Guardian. BBC's HARDtalk...

Nabeel Qureshi & Fizza Ali Meerza

Nabeel Qureshi and Fizza Ali Meerza are Pakistani Film-makers with an array of successful movies starting from Na Maloom Afraad (2014) to Actor in Law (2016) Load Wedding (2018) their new Film Quaid-e-Azam zindabad is coming this eid and the Trailer can be seen here.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8IQfwadVGw

Ali Safina

Ali Safina is an actor, an RJ and a Host on Pakistani Television. He started his career as a DJ, VJ and roles in drama serials like Daag e nadamat, Takkay Ki Ayegi Baraat where he achieved real fame. He followed it up with funny talk shows as a host (Hunn Dass). Safina made his film debut in 2014 in a caper-crime film Jalaibee in which he played main role as Bugga opposite to Danish Taimoor and Wiqar Ali Khan.

Muhammad Ali Mirza

Muhammad Ali Mirza, commonly known as Engineer Muhammad Ali Mirza (Urdu: انجینئر محمد علی مرزا; born 4 October 1977) is a Pakistani Kitabi scholar, preacher, and a commentator. Ali gives online lectures where he talks about different religious issues runs a research academy where he imparts religious education based on his own understanding of Quran and Sunnat.

Momina Munir

Momo (Momina Munir) is a Youtuber, Vlogger, and now runs a food truck called Noodle Woodle. Follow them here: https://www.instagram.com/noodlewoodles/ She has been vlogging daily recently and they are fun, real, and entertaining. Check out her Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/MominaMunir/

Saad-ur-Rehman (aka Ducky Bhai)

Saad Ur Rehman is better known as Ducky Bhai. He is a Pakistani YouTuber, Gamer, and roaster.

Merub Ali

​ @Merub Ali Official  is an actor, model and social media star. She is also a gem, but thats my personal opinion. Follow her here: https://www.instagram.com/meruub/

Raza Samo, Muhammad Khan, Mohammad Ali Haider Qasuria

Raza Samo he. Public figure. Actor/Youtuber Managed by @haseeb.ismat. Muhammad Khan Head of Digital Transformation at an MNC, Fulbright Scholar, Acumen Fellow, Chuddy Buddy. Mohammad Ali Haider Qasuria (Dona) is a reform and development consultant, oversees Pakistani and also chuddy buddy. 

Mehrub Moiz Awan

Mehrub Moiz Awan, MD, MPH, FRSPH, Sunday Times' Person of the Year 2021, Proud Khwajasira. Mehrub's motto is Decolonise, Innovate, Reclaim. | صوفی | حق موجود | عاشق #shumailabhatti gofund.me/5cbc3bc2 https://www.instagram.com/unrelentlesslyyours/

Romaisa Khan

Actor, Comedian, Instagrammer, Tik Tokker, Youtuber. All round entertainer Romaisa Khan on the podcast. 

Mohammed Ali Naqvi

Mohammed Ali Naqvi (Urdu: محمد علئ نقوئ; born 1979) is a Pakistani filmmaker based in New York City.[1] He is known for documentaries which shed light on the socio political conditions of Pakistan, and feature strong characters on personal journeys of self-discovery.[2] Notable films include Insha’Allah Democracy (2017), Among the Believers (2015), Shame (2007), and Terror’s Children (2003).

Muhammad Khan

Head of Digital Transformation at an MNC, Fulbright Scholar, Acumen Fellow, Chuddy Buddy. Interests: Technology, Digital, Politics, Startups, Will be coming back for more. Follow him here https://twitter.com/muhammmad_khan?t=Dv5VRCSV0rcsmhDa97BJQA&s=09 https://www.linkedin.com/in/muhammad-khan-  

Mohammad Jibran Nasir

Jibran Nasir is a Lawyer, Political Activist, Pakistani. Lead Campaigner at Never Forget Pakistan, Trustee Elaj Trust. He is a lawyer by profession[4] and is known for criticizing state policies regarding banned organisations in Pakistan and call attention to the need for protection of minorities.[5] Nasir has been a trustee at Elaj Trust and involved in relief work through Elaj Trust.[6] He founded the NGO, Never Forget Pakistan[7] and is also involved in advocacy for marginalised communi...

Dr. Taimur Rahman

Taimur Rahman (Urdu/Punjabi: تیمور رحمان) is a Pakistani political activist who is the Secretary-General of the Mazdoor Kisan Party (MKP). He is also an academic and musician. He is the lead guitarist and spokesperson for the progressive music band Laal. He teaches political science at the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS). He has been outspoken in his criticism of capitalist exploitation and religious fundamentalism. He is the author of the book The Class Structure of Pakistan ...

Khaqan Shahnawaz & Zarrar Khan

Actors, Instagrammers, Fitness Vloggers, Content Creators, my favorites: Khaqan Shahnawaz : https://www.instagram.com/khaqanshahnawaz Zarrar Khan : https://www.instagram.com/zarrarkhaann/?hl=en

Junaid Akram

Junaid Akram is a very well known artist, Comedian and YouTuber in Pakistan. You should watch his stuff if you aren't familiar.