Irfan Quraishi

Patriot Correspondent SRINAGAR: The unemployment in the state of Jammu and Kashmir has been a difficult challenge for the successive regimes besides a gravest problem the youth is facing. The unemployment problem, among youth…

Patriot Correspondent SRINAGAR: The rising number of road mishaps is growing concern in the state of Jammu and Kashmir; especially the deadly blind curves across mountainous roads gives tough time to commuters and passengers traveling all…

Journalist Javed Mir’s struggle to recover from 100 pellets in his body, with no help, mirrors the experience of hundreds of other victims in Kashmir IRFAN QURAISHI tells his story SRINAGAR: In Kashmir, telling a story doesn’t demand…

For the first time in last 28-year history of militancy in the Valley a top militant commander threatened Hurriyat leaders, talks about Aazadi for Islam and opposes Pakistani flag. Zakir Musa, who rose to become the Hizbul Mujahideen’s top…

IRFAN QURAISHI SRINAGAR: After almost 15 years, a major crackdown on separatists by National Investigation Agency (NIA) in connection to their pro-freedom activities and fund raising only shows that the BJP government is trying to score…

SRINAGAR: Kashmir is a place where the role of National media has been subject matter of debate for a long time as the national media has contributed a lot to the insensitivities of turbulent Kashmir time and again. The prime time debates…

SRINAGAR: The work of newsmen is not easy, but it becomes more challenging when you are gathering news in trouble torn Kashmir Valley.  It is the person associated with media who ran towards the scene of happening, when everybody is running…

In last more than two decades of Kashmir’s Freedom struggle, public support for militants is rising as a bigger challenge to the security forces and the mainstream political establishment now. Irfan Quraishi analyses the current political…

Spike in killings of anti-India protestors near gun fight sites across Kashmir has prompted wide spread criticism and attracted attention even at international level. This has posed a serious challenge before state authorities to conduct…

With the rise of insurgency in Kashmir, the gun battle has become an order of the day.  The hide and seek of militants is giving tough time to the security forces. The militant some time take shelter in the forests while most often trapped…