Ishfaq

An accredited journalist with 22 years of professional experience, Ishfaq-Ul-Hassan has worked as a reporter based in Kashmir for two decades. He has covered various beats including militancy, politics, defence, minorities, social issues, religious groups and women issues in Kashmir. He had previously worked as Special Correspondent in Jammu and Kashmir for DNA (Daily News and Analysis) Newspaper for 13 years. Ishfaq is also associated with the New Delhi- based television company `Asia Pacific Communication Associates which produced the famous series Subah-Bakhar-Kashmir for satellite Kashmir channel of Doordarshan. In 2004, he was awarded the Charkha-Sanjoy Ghosh Fellowship for Peace and Development for his research on families divided across the LOC in Kashmir.

    Ishfaq

    Operation Sindoor: India carries out precision strikes on Pakistan, destroys 9 terror camps
    Operation Sindoor: India carries out precision strikes on Pakistan, destroys 9 terror camps

    Codenamed Operation Sindoor, the strikes began at 2 AM when the country was asleep

    By Ishfaq  Published on 7 May 2025 10:23 AM IST


    Pahalgam terror attack: PM Modi vows to hunt down killers; here are 10 developments of the day
    Pahalgam terror attack: PM Modi vows to hunt down killers; here are 10 developments of the day

    J&K all-party meet passed a resolution condemning the Pahalgam attack and supporting the Centre

    By Ishfaq  Published on 25 April 2025 8:05 AM IST


    `Home they brought their hero dead: How  Kashmiri  ponywala fought terrorists with bare hands to save tourists
    `Home they brought their hero dead': How Kashmiri ponywala fought terrorists with bare hands to save tourists

    A heartless terrorist shot him in the neck

    By Ishfaq  Published on 24 April 2025 8:02 AM IST


    Pahalgam terror attack: Kashmir mourns; here are 10 developments of the day
    Pahalgam terror attack: Kashmir mourns; here are 10 developments of the day

    Day after Pahalgam attack, encounter breaks out in Kulgam village

    By Ishfaq  Published on 23 April 2025 9:23 PM IST


    A day after Pahalgam terror attack: Here are 10 points
    A day after Pahalgam terror attack: Here are 10 points

    Two terrorists have been killed after the army foiled an infiltration bid on the Line of Control in the Uri sector

    By Ishfaq  Published on 23 April 2025 11:53 AM IST


    Pahalgam terror attack: Flashback of Pulwama plays back as terrorists paint serene meadow red; PM likely to chair CCS meet
    Pahalgam terror attack: Flashback of Pulwama plays back as terrorists paint serene meadow red; PM likely to chair CCS meet

    Terror revisited Kashmir when heavily armed terrorists shot dead 27 civilians, mostly tourists, in Baisaran valley of Pahalgam

    By Ishfaq  Published on 23 April 2025 8:11 AM IST


    Nalin Prabhat: A real-life Singham  appointed J&K DGP
    Nalin Prabhat: A real-life Singham appointed J&K DGP

    Prabhat served CRPF as DIG and IG operations in Kashmir and Additional Director General of Police

    By Ishfaq  Published on 15 Aug 2024 12:34 PM IST


    Being Human: Meet three musketeers of Kashmir who fight stigma to help COVID victims
    Being Human: Meet three musketeers of Kashmir who fight stigma to help COVID victims

    SRINAGAR: Under the sagging shelves of newly arrived sparkling chocolates, 38-year-old Sajad Khan is busy fidgeting with his cell phone. A number of...

    By Ishfaq  Published on 23 Aug 2020 11:02 AM IST


    Pulwama style attack foiled, major tragedy averted in Kashmir
    Pulwama style attack foiled, major tragedy averted in Kashmir

    Srinagar: A major tragedy was averted on Thursday when security forces foiled a Pulwama-style attack by intercepting an explosive-laden car at...

    By Ishfaq  Published on 28 May 2020 12:18 PM IST


    NIA solves mystery behind Pulwama suicide bomber video, arrests father-daughter duo
    NIA solves mystery behind Pulwama suicide bomber video, arrests father-daughter duo

    Srinagar: National Investigation Agency (NIA) has solved the mystery behind the last video of 21-year-old Jaish-e-Mohammad suicide bomber Adil Ahmad...

    By Ishfaq  Published on 3 March 2020 6:43 PM IST


    NIA arrests key JeM operative for harboring Pulwama suicide bomber
    NIA arrests key JeM operative for harboring Pulwama suicide bomber

    Srinagar: National Investigation Agency (NIA) achieved a breakthrough on Friday when they arrested a key Over-Ground Worker (OGW) who had provided...

    By Ishfaq  Published on 28 Feb 2020 9:47 PM IST


    A year gone, Pulwama martyrs live on as Deodar trees in `Shaheed Van’
    A year gone, Pulwama martyrs live on as Deodar trees in `Shaheed Van’

    Srinagar: A year on, Pulwama martyrs have been immortalized in 'Shaheed Van’ (Forest for martyrs).Thanks to CRPF’s Recruit Training...

    By Ishfaq  Published on 14 Feb 2020 8:45 AM IST


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