Daily Diary (DD) - Day 280 of 2025

1541hrs:

Countdown to end of 2025: 86 days

Really struggling to get into a groove. 

While not offering an excuse, last week's unusual though anticipated events have played a part. There aren't many days left. Giving an ultimatum to the public has its potential undesirable consequences stare at you in the face, yet it ushers in opportunities of a kind not witnessed over 2 decades of consistent struggle.

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 279 of 2025

0738hrs:

Countdown to end of 2025: 87 days

A fresh start. 

The internal battle of ideas & strategy over public rights is what needs most attention. We can either be endless pleaders with an ever increasing list of demands and face the danger of being further integrated into the occupier's lair or we can further develop the act of ownership as all sovereign nations are entitled to. The latter is what we have concentrated on since 2011 and we accept that requires a leap in imagination for our people.

Yet the latter is what will provide real dividends to what is a genuine & exemplary peaceful struggle in AJK.

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 278 of 2025

2242hrs:

Countdown to end of 2025: 88 days

Leaving it late today. 

Time was needed to take in all that has happened over the past week. 

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 277 of 2025

0313hrs:

Countdown to end of 2025: 89 days

Conditions in AJK have stabilised somewhat - at least in terms of our people getting killed has come to a halt - although internet connectivity remains absent since midday Sunday the 28th of September 2025.

Just over 135 hours on from this communications blockade we learn that 12 members of our public have been killed over the past 6 days, not including 3 of our policemen. 

By yesterday, thousands (and some estimate as over a hundred thousand) of our people converged on Muzaffarabad from all over AJK, making little or no fuss over the barriers trying to prevent them. 

Discussions between JK JAAC and Pakistan's federal representatives resumed yesterday, from where they broke down last week - before this unnecessary killing spree by Pakistan in the interim - although the JAAC representing the aspirations of the public at large should have maintained their principled stand to force the Pakistani State to restore connectivity in the region before resuming talks. 

They may have missed a trick. 

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 276 of 2025

0527hrs:

Countdown to end of 2025: 90 days

Such conditions as have been faced by the people of AJK since the total internet shutdown by midday on Sunday the 28th of September 2025, were always as inevitable as horrid as they have proven to be. 

The adage that it is better to have a wise enemy than a stupid friend rings true in the relationship between AJK and its occupier Pakistan. 

Our dead count in double digits as we continue to record the true extent of the unnecessary misery piled on by the Pakistani State for the past 6 days, all for respectfully demanding our rights in the most peaceful manner possible. 

If ever there was a time for our people to abandon this 'friendship', it is now. 

The internet has emerged in some narrow pockets of the territory and hence this appearance, after an enforced disappearance from the blogosphere for 5 days, adding to the 1 day missed earlier this year. 

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 270 of 2025

0411hrs:

Countdown to end of 2025: 96 days

Its another night of remote monitoring as tension mounts throughout the urban streets and rural hamlets of AJK.

Right is Ever Bright

The caption above follows the following text provided by Kashmir Youth Squad: 

Privileges: In May 2024, a notification was issued to form a commission, but the government has made no progress on this matter for a year and a half. September 29 complete lockdown 🚩.

End of text....

It is becoming increasingly clear that - true to form - the Pakistani State has ridiculously under-estimated the preparedness of the AJK public: for whatever mischief, provocation, diversion or instigation the former has planned for this territory; over the coming hours and days leading up to Monday (29 September). 

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We have made some inroads into #PeaceBondAJK2025 in Bagh. We are also increasingly receiving written reviews of the output of JKA PUBLIC AGENCY. The following is an example in Urdu:

  اسلام علیکم 

جی تنویر صاحب آپ جس انداز میں اپنی ریاست کیلئے دن رات ایک کر کے کام کر رہے ہیں یقیناً قابلِ تحسین ھے۔۔۔ ہر مکتبہ فکر یا گروہ کا ریاست کیلئے کام کرنے کا اپنا اپنا طریقہ ھے۔۔۔۔ لیکن آپ جو کام کر رہے ہیں اصل کام یہی ھے اور اتھینٹک معلومات حاصل کرنا اور عوام تک پہنچانا ہی اصل جدوجہد ھے کیونکہ جب عوام کو معلومات ھو گی تو وہ مقصد کا تعین کر سکے گی۔۔۔

بندہ ناچیز کی ناقص عقل کے مطابق مشاہدہ کرنے کے بعد اس نتیجے پر پہنچا ھوں کہ آپ مجموعی طور پر جو تحقیق کر رہے ہیں کل ریاست کی آزادی و خودمختاری کی صورت میں یہ آئین و قانون کا جز بن سکتی ہیں۔۔۔۔

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 269 of 2025

0947hrs:

Countdown to end of 2025: 97 days

Waking up in Bagh and continuing routine of walking on empty stomach first thing in morning. Today is Day 4 in this regard.

I have a critical target to reach here in this district - that of achieving the value of 1 share of #PeaceBondAJK2025 (equivalent to £1,000 UK pounds sterling) - and the potential of doing so in Bagh is probably higher than in any other district. 

Let's see what transpires....

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 268 of 2025

0427hrs:

Countdown to end of 2025: 98 days

Still awake to remotely monitor proceedings in Muzaffarabad between JK JAAC and representatives from Pakistan's federation. 

The deadlock on demands 1 and 2 of JAAC 38 Point Charter couldn't be broken from early evening yesterday to about 0415hrs this morning. 

Monday's 29 September AJK-wide total shutdown will go ahead as scheduled. 

Meanwhile, police from Pakistan is reported to be entering AJK in numbers at intervals. 

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More significant than what happened in Muzaffarabad is what happened in Leh yesterday. India has crossed a Rubicon, by killing innocent protesters in Ladakh. 

There are heavy implications for this. Concerns for ecology will triumph over extraction. What just happened in Ladakh has just accelerated that process. 

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 267 of 2025

1418hrs:

Countdown to end of 2025: 99 days

The morning walk on an empty stomach straight after waking from a good night's sleep was achieved for the second day in a row. 

Waking up in Rawalakot.

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 266 of 2025

0822hrs:

Countdown to end of 2025: 100 days

I regain hope in my own abilities by waking at 0700hrs and walking on an empty stomach after a good night's sleep, even though I didn't get to sleep before 0230hrs.

Today's another day of travel, northwards on this occasion.

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Update 1558hrs:

As of today, we only have a hundred days left of this year. Time is ticking and so is opportunity. It is apt that we just reached Rawalakot a few minutes ago. If it happens here, it will happen in the rest of AJK. If so, then opportunities will arise in the rest of JKA too.

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