He often contributed in local English dailies till he joined Sahara India TV Network"Greater Kashmir". He covered the Middle East, Afghanistan and refugee crisis in Syria. Bhat writes on diverse topics including politics environment, sports and socio economic issues, but human rights and investigative reporting are his key areas of interest. He is also known for his interviews with leading personalities. He joined Srinagar based English daily Kashmir Reader as consulting Editor. Bilal joined ETV Bharat Network, a concern of Ramoji Film City and Eenadu group, as news editor and is the first Kashmiri Muslim journalist to become the news editor of any national media organisation.