No One Will Save Pakistan | Junaid Iqbal x Farhan Mallick on Shark Tank, CPEC & Future of Economy

No One Will Save Pakistan | Junaid Iqbal x Farhan Mallick on Shark Tank, CPEC & Future of Economy ‪@RaftarNow‬

Farhan Mallick sits with Junaid Iqbal, former MD of Careem, Shark Tank investor, journalist, and entrepreneur, to ask a simple question: Why is Pakistan stuck in the same economic problems again and again? Why do people who want to do business here end up giving up and leaving?

In this honest and powerful conversation, Junaid shares what’s really going wrong in our system. From unfair taxes and broken policies to failed reforms and lost opportunities like CPEC, he explains everything in simple, direct words.

He also talks about why foreign investors don’t trust us, why local businesses are shutting down, and how even startups with great ideas are struggling because of our outdated system. But despite all this, he still believes there is hope, if we fix the way our country is run. If you care about Pakistan’s future, this conversation is a must-watch.

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0:00 – Junaid Iqbal opens with a brutal truth: "No one will save Pakistan, not China, not America."
6:00 – He explains why, despite his global success, he keeps returning to Pakistan.
12:00 – A deep dive into Pakistan’s endless boom-bust economic cycle and its root causes.
18:00 – He breaks down how the tax burden is unfairly placed on the salaried class.
24:00 – Discussion on government waste through inflated PSDP projects and pensions.
30:00 – Pakistan’s energy crisis worsens as outdated grids clash with solar progress.
36:00 – Critique of Pakistan’s obsession with “game changers” like minerals and CPEC.
42:00 – CPEC’s lost decade: why the project failed to deliver on its original promise.
48:00 – Compares Middle East reform with Pakistan’s investor-hostile environment.
54:00 – Inside Shark Tank Pakistan: Why most deals failed after the cameras stopped rolling.
1:00:00 – He shares how most Pakistani startups aren’t investor-ready due to poor compliance.
1:06:00 – Final message to policymakers: “Get out of the way and let markets breathe.”

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