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

    India, Pak quietly rolls back cross-LoC peace bus; divides families separated by borders
    India, Pak quietly rolls back cross-LoC peace bus; divides families separated by borders

    Srinagar: India and Pakistan have quietly rolled back the cross-LoC Karawan-e-Aman bus post abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir.The...

    By Ishfaq  Published on 19 Dec 2019 8:27 AM GMT


    Post abrogation of Article 370, Kashmir loses 5L jobs, incurs Rs 17k cr business losses
    Post abrogation of Article 370, Kashmir loses 5L jobs, incurs Rs 17k cr business losses

    Srinagar: Kashmir economy post abrogation of Article 370 is in taters with more than five lakh people losing jobs and business community incurring...

    By Ishfaq  Published on 18 Dec 2019 3:47 AM GMT


    Jamia incident fallout: Protests spread to Kashmir, students clash with police in Srinagar
    Jamia incident fallout: Protests spread to Kashmir, students clash with police in Srinagar

    Srinagar: Violent protests rocked elite Islamia College of Science and Commerce on Tuesday when students clashed with police after they were stopped...

    By Ishfaq  Published on 17 Dec 2019 4:11 PM GMT


    J&K govt wants cable operators to stop beaming Pak channels
    J&K govt wants cable operators to stop beaming Pak channels

    Srinagar: Wary of anti-India propaganda, the Jammu and Kashmir government has decided to crack the whip against cable operators beaming “unauthorized...

    By Ishfaq  Published on 15 Dec 2019 3:55 AM GMT


    Article 370 abrogation: Kashmir loses sheen as tourists shy away
    Article 370 abrogation: Kashmir loses sheen as tourists shy away

    HighlightsHoteliers, tour operators, guides rue Govt negligenceSrinagar: Uncertainty post-abrogation of Article 370 has dealt a major blow to...

    By Ishfaq  Published on 10 Dec 2019 10:32 AM GMT


    World Human Rights Day: Meet the Iron Lady of Kashmir
    World Human Rights Day: Meet the Iron Lady of Kashmir

    SRINAGAR: Inside a well laid-out room with a portrait size picture of her missing son hanging from the neatly done wall, sixty -year old...

    By Ishfaq  Published on 10 Dec 2019 2:32 AM GMT


    Udta Kashmir: Pak ultras unleash narco-terrorism to target youth in J&K
    Udta Kashmir: Pak ultras unleash narco-terrorism to target youth in J&K

    Srinagar: Pakistan-based militant groups have embarked on a dangerous mission whereby they are using narco-terrorism to target Gen-X and keep the pot...

    By Ishfaq  Published on 9 Dec 2019 9:03 AM GMT


    Landmark Judgement: PoK MBBS student allowed to practice in J&K
    Landmark Judgement: PoK MBBS student allowed to practice in J&K

    SRINAGAR: Hopes have rekindled for hundreds of students, who pursued their education in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK). Jammu and Kashmir High Court...

    By Ishfaq  Published on 8 Dec 2019 5:08 AM GMT


    ‘We are not criminals,’ Srinagar MP Farooq Abdullah writes to Tharoor
    ‘We are not criminals,’ Srinagar MP Farooq Abdullah writes to Tharoor

    Srinagar: For the first time since incarceration, former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah wrote an emotional letter to Congress MP...

    By Ishfaq  Published on 7 Dec 2019 8:45 AM GMT


    Weather kills more soldiers than terror in J&K this winter
    Weather kills more soldiers than terror in J&K this winter

    SRINAGAR: Forget militancy, the weather is killing more soldiers in Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh.Ten soldiers and two porters have been killed in...

    By Ishfaq  Published on 4 Dec 2019 10:07 AM GMT


    Tension grips LoC after Pak army kills two civilians in Poonch
    Tension grips LoC after Pak army kills two civilians in Poonch

    Srinagar: Tension gripped Line of Control on November 3, when the Pakistan army resorted to heavy firing and shelling on Indian forward positions and...

    By Ishfaq  Published on 4 Dec 2019 2:45 AM GMT


    Centre withdraws 2000 additional paramilitaries as peace beckons on Kashmir
    Centre withdraws 2000 additional paramilitaries as peace beckons on Kashmir

    HighlightsCentre starts withdrawing CAPF troopsSrinagar: Peace is in the air as the Centre has started withdrawing Central Armed Police Force (CAPF)...

    By Ishfaq  Published on 3 Dec 2019 10:13 AM GMT


    Share it