Dhurandhar - The real story of Lyari and Karachi from Chaudhry Aslam’s protege, Omar Shahid Hamid

Writer, Deputy Inspector General, Sindh Police Omar Shahid Hamid talks about the criminal underworld of Karachi, cautionary tales, as well as his own life journey. Tune in to the full podcast. Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 2:30 - Dhurandhar Movie 3:10 - How did you find Chaudhary Aslam? 11:35 - What were your shared values between Aslam and You? 14:42 - Aslam was labelled as a bad cop? 20:19 - to live in Pakistan, Bad side to complement good side 25:11 - How much is the Criminal Economy of Karachi? 26:21 - Who is the CEO of Crime? 30:42 - Who brought this system? Isn’t the MQM? 40:18 - So as Law Enforcement what’s easier to manage? 41:05 - Piechart of Crimes in Karachi 46:37 - Who is investing the criminals? 50:57 - Who will be your top 3 VC Investors? 52:48 - Prominent individuals you can think of right now? 54:06 - Talk about MQM 1:00:20 - MQM used as a tool 1:01:22 - How much of Foreign Intelligence involved in Karachi? 1:03:07 - How would they identify who to give task to? 1:04:32 - Talk about Lyari 1:14:23 - If the state doesn’t perform its duty? 1:20:01 - Talk about Taliban 1:21:44 - You lost your father and your mentor, Chaudhary Aslam 1:23:54 - Have you ever thought of turning your writings into video content? 1:28:51 - What’s the next chapter? 1:29:41 - Hype of E-Challans, is it beneficial? 1:31:32 - One thing you would fix about Karachi? 1:32:59 - Talk about People’s Party 1:37:53 - Outro