This site and podcast are created by Dr. Raza ul Hasan and Abdal Khalil.
Raza Hasan was born in village Pawaka, Peshawar located in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. After getting his initial schooling in University Public School and Edwardes College Peshawar, Raza moved to USA. He earned a bachelor’s degree from Western Illinois University, and then subsequently Masters and Doctorate in Information Technology from University of Baltimore and Towson University, respectively. Currently he resides in Baltimore, USA.

Abdal Khalil was born in village Pawaka as well. He received his MBA from Qurtuba University, Peshawar. He currently works as a freelance web professional. Abdal lives in Peshawar and helps with research of topics, production of podcast episodes and digital marketing.

Production of this podcast is due to a constant concern about Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. While living in the U.S. has been a blessing for Raza and his family, every time he visits back home, the plight of people living in KPK saddens him. The disparity between life in the U.S. and KPK are tremendous. Majority people in KPK do not have access to basic facilities such as electricity, clean water, good education, jobs and health care facilities. Why is that? This “why” is the basic purpose behind starting this podcast. This is a complex problem with several factors leading to it. In this podcast and other associated platforms, those factors and potential solutions will be sought. Lastly, the cultural heritage and historical aspects of the region will be discussed in a respectful manner.