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Irshad Mushtaq

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Kashmir’s Next Chapter: Learning, Acting, Growing

Kashmir’s Next Chapter: Learning, Acting, Growing

Kashmir is a land of breathtaking beauty and layered challenges. Its landscape speak of strength, while its people face social and economic hurdles...

07.12.2025 7

Kashmir Observer

Irshad Mushtaq

Brokers, Mafia, and Forged Documents: Kashmir’s Land Market Exposed

Brokers, Mafia, and Forged Documents: Kashmir’s Land Market Exposed

Buying land in Kashmir can feel like walking into a trap you don’t see until it snaps shut.  Ali, Muzamil, Ahmad, and Nazir thought they were...

01.12.2025 7

Kashmir Observer

Irshad Mushtaq

Why Slow and Steady Still Works in Kashmiri Real Estate

Why Slow and Steady Still Works in Kashmiri Real Estate

Warren Buffett never bought land in Kashmir. But many smart investors here unknowingly follow his approach. They study plots for years. They ignore...

23.11.2025 20

Kashmir Observer

Irshad Mushtaq

Why Kashmir Still Trusts Gold More Than Banks

People of Kashmir have relied on gold for generations, trusting it to keep their wealth safe when times get uncertain. Markets may fluctuate, money...

06.10.2025 10

Kashmir Observer

Irshad Mushtaq

What the Dogras Knew About the Jhelum That Kashmir Has Forgotten

When the Dogra rulers governed Kashmir in the nineteenth century, they grasped one truth that remains unchanged: the Jhelum cannot be controlled, only...

05.09.2025 9

Kashmir Observer

Irshad Mushtaq

Kashmir’s Ancient Crafts Hold the Key to Its Future

Long before machines and screens, Kashmiris lived by trust and shared purpose.  Communities thrived because honesty was an everyday practice, and...

17.08.2025 20

Kashmir Observer

Irshad Mushtaq

Why Kashmir’s Next Boom Starts with a Toolbox

Walk through any market in Kashmir today and you’ll notice the silence first. Not the peaceful kind, but the uneasy one.  Shopkeepers sit idle....

24.05.2025 10

Kashmir Observer

Irshad Mushtaq

Threads of Identity: Why Kashmiri Craft Needs Revival Now

I grew up hearing stories of our great-grandfathers, the Kalakars whose hands turned wood into poetry. Their carvings adorned homes across Srinagar,...

09.05.2025 9

Kashmir Observer

Irshad Mushtaq