Daily Diary (DD) - Day 273 of 2023

1405hrs:

Motoring along well towards the final aspects of field work for #AJKReferendum2023 which began on the 23rd of May 2023 at Chamb, 131 days ago with 93 year old Abdul Jabbar Bhat in tow.

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 272 of 2023

1327hrs:

Back in the capital Muzaffarabad enroute back to Hattian.

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 271 of 2023

1534hrs:

#Muzaffarabad28092023

History in the making:

Very powerful and symbolic.

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Very powerful and symbolic. #RightsMovementAJK#Poonch#Mirpur#Muzaffarabad https://t.co/Frb5RageQl

— Tanveer Ahmed (@sahaafi) September 28, 2023

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After a whirlwind and circular journey from Athmaqam to Leepa (just a couple of mountains apart) and back to Athmaqam in a matter of a couple of days we conclude with another briefing before embarking on our next journey:

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 270 of 2023

1100hrs:

Leepa Valley - Waking up to 'Paradise on Earth' once again after a forced hiatus of 9 years.#OccupationalHazards#SecurityAJK #PublicOpinion pic.twitter.com/AugY8B0GGJ

— Tanveer Ahmed (@sahaafi) September 27, 2023

Waking up in the beautiful surroundings of Naukot in Leepa for the first time in 9 years.

The Pakistani army had suffered a shattering defeat from the public here in 2014 and they resolved to ensure that I never entered the valley of Leepa ever again. I made 4 attempts to return here since then but they foiled me each time. 

Not this time!

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After a range of invigorating interaction with our co-citizens in Leepa throughout the day we concluding our visit with a press briefing at Naukot:

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 269 of 2023

1005hrs:

Enroute to Leepa, where I've been prevented from visiting on a number of occasions since our war of attrition in 2014. The people of Leepa stood by me then and will stand by me now too.

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 268 of 2023

0946hrs:

A lot of rain in AJK usually means a proportionate absence of electricity and in the case of places like the Neelam Valley it also means a proportionate absence of communications technology. 

Why?

Because Pakistan's military finds it appropriate - for itself - to preside over a communications monopoly (SCOM) in regions along the LOC. 

We are of course fighting (peacefully) to bring our territory into the 21st century.

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 267 of 2023

1042hrs:

The groove has returned, that had been missing for a couple of weeks.

We cannot let it go now.

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After yesterday's arrival in Chelhana for Sharda Divas (Day) we made a fresh attempt to connect to our co-citizens across the LOC:

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 266 of 2023

1847hrs:

Another big leap for humanity today!

I left home in Sehnsa at c. 0015hrs this morning and travelled through the night to try and get to Teetwaal at 1000hrs in the morning to witness Sharda Divas (Day) which fell on today's date this year.

My compatriots and I were delayed for over an hour at the gateway to Neelam Valley check post, which prevented us making direct contact with our fellow compatriots across the LOC. 

Hazards to peace can lurk anywhere.

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#Peacemaking in all directions from #Chelhana sur la #Kishenganga between #NeelamValley & #Kupwara facing each other across the #LOC on #23092023#ReligiousHarmony > #Peace #WhiteFlags > #KnowledgeBase #Sharda >
Top 20 Global #Economy pic.twitter.com/JU33yhqXAj

— Tanveer Ahmed (@sahaafi) September 23, 2023

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 265 of 2023

2059hrs:

A lot of work ahead....

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 264 of 2023

2353hrs:

All the strength we need is within. Every aspiring citizen of Jammu Kashmir & Allied needs to remind themselves of this universal reality, at least once on a daily basis. We will soon witness the universe acting more in our favour than ever before.

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