The Subcontinental is a South Asian Voices (SAV) podcast on strategic issues in South Asia. SAV is an online policy platform featuring emerging South Asian analysts. It aims to foster free-flowing, critical debate on South Asia’s security, economic, and political issues with a special focus on nuclear issues. This episode of The Subcontinental podcast features guest Dr. Moeed Pirzada. Pirzada is a well-known television journalist, analyst, and political commentator in Pakistan. Currently, he is Editor, Strategic Affairs, at Dunya News and hosts a show called Tonight with Moeed Pirzada. Previously, he was Director, World Affairs at PTV News and hosted the popular show Sochta Pakistan. Pirzada joins host Dr. Sameer Lalwani over Skype to discuss Pakistan's response to the United States' new strategy in Afghanistan, and the domestic and foreign policy implications of the disqualification of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.