2210hrs:
You never know what's in store for you when it rains....you can certainly count on the possibility of electricity cuts, whatever else may or may not happen.
Sunday is a good day for reading....
A solution to Jammu & Kashmir's unresolved status can only be executed if the citizens of the territory create that solution without external interference - Tanveer Ahmed
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Sunday, January 20, 2019
Saturday, January 19, 2019
Daily Diary (DD) - Day 19 of 2019
2251hrs:
Concentrating on publishing the academic (extended) version of the Citizen Public Opinion Survey Report is like swimming in an ocean with no shore in sight, at times.
I have accomplished difficult tasks before but this will require a level of discipline, higher than any attained thus far.
I also need new technology valued at almost £3,000. Citizenship projects do not cost the earth but are only achievable if the majority of citizens contribute a little but regularly (annually is the most even time period - at this stage). I also understand that most of our citizens are still having difficulties grappling with this concept.
Concentrating on publishing the academic (extended) version of the Citizen Public Opinion Survey Report is like swimming in an ocean with no shore in sight, at times.
I have accomplished difficult tasks before but this will require a level of discipline, higher than any attained thus far.
I also need new technology valued at almost £3,000. Citizenship projects do not cost the earth but are only achievable if the majority of citizens contribute a little but regularly (annually is the most even time period - at this stage). I also understand that most of our citizens are still having difficulties grappling with this concept.
Friday, January 18, 2019
Daily Diary (DD) - Day 18 of 2019
1712hrs:
This is good.
Please Share this tweet & Join this movement on 29th Jan. 2019.— AKLM Official (@AKLM_Official) January 18, 2019
دریا بچاؤ - مظفرآباد بچاؤ تحریک#WakeUpJK #AJK pic.twitter.com/ahHDBOEXjx
It would be appropriate to translate the material on the banner from Urdu to English. This is an added dilemma viz. the communication dilemma in addition to the public interest dilemma. The English speaking generations of the AJK diaspora which were born and brought up in the developed 'West', appear reluctant to learn their mother tongue Pahari or even read or speak Urdu, while those born here, speak Pahari by default and learn Urdu considering it to be a more respectable medium but don't pay enough attention to English and its association with 'power'.
Translation of Banner: (From top to bottom)
29th January 2019
A total shutdown of Muzaffarabad (Jammed wheels - as in no transport will run)
From the Valley of Neelam to the Valley of Jhelum (Whole Muzaffarabad Administrative Division)
- We want action, not further (broken) promises
- The promises made in relation to Neelam-Jhelam Hydro Project should be fulfilled
- Maintain 60% of the River Neelam's water flow
- Provide free electricity to Muzaffarabad Division
In another banner related to this public activity, there is also a demand to refrain from diverting the River Jhelum and/or creating a tunnel between Saran and Kohalla.
Translation of Banner: (From top to bottom)
29th January 2019
A total shutdown of Muzaffarabad (Jammed wheels - as in no transport will run)
From the Valley of Neelam to the Valley of Jhelum (Whole Muzaffarabad Administrative Division)
- We want action, not further (broken) promises
- The promises made in relation to Neelam-Jhelam Hydro Project should be fulfilled
- Maintain 60% of the River Neelam's water flow
- Provide free electricity to Muzaffarabad Division
In another banner related to this public activity, there is also a demand to refrain from diverting the River Jhelum and/or creating a tunnel between Saran and Kohalla.
Thursday, January 17, 2019
Daily Diary (DD) - Day 17 of 2019
1931hrs:
A four hour session in public today, after many a day in Dadyaal.
Some people like to form a bleak picture but there's enough humanity in society, if you go look for it.
I always come back home energised.
Wednesday, January 16, 2019
Daily Diary (DD) - Day 16 of 2019
1952hrs:
Another day of less done than what needed to be done to reduce the backlog of material that needs to be uploaded.
Though the following observation was made about our capital city in AJK:
The Muzaffarabad administration of AJK takes an aggressive stance whenever it is confronted with issues of transparency, merit or accountability. It should be aware that the world is watching. I would suggest a ban on their travel outside AJK until they provide a conducive environment to address matters of national interest in Muzaffarabad, to the AJK public.
Sehrish Sultan's fight for merit in AJK continued in Islamabad today:
Tuesday, January 15, 2019
Daily Diary (DD) - Day 15 of 2019
2024hrs:
Sehrish Sultan remains the discussion in AJK. Merit and the fact that a woman is agitating for it has caught the notice of many here and in the AJK diaspora.
Students from various cities around AJK have come out in protest at the arrest of Sehrish for protesting against being ignored on merit for employment that she was entitled to. Her elderly uncle was also brutally man-handled by the police yesterday.
Here are some stern words for the AJK Assembly members, as spoken by Qari Naseer of Trarkhel:
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Students from various cities around AJK have come out in protest at the arrest of Sehrish for protesting against being ignored on merit for employment that she was entitled to. Her elderly uncle was also brutally man-handled by the police yesterday.
Here are some stern words for the AJK Assembly members, as spoken by Qari Naseer of Trarkhel:
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Monday, January 14, 2019
Daily Diary (DD) - Day 14 of 2019
1954hrs:
2 weeks of 2019 almost complete already.....
Every day our public in AJK is powering towards a turbo-charged plateau, where prevailing public issues that have been highlighted in social media will far outweigh the capacity of the Government of AJK to address them.
The latter are getting desperate now:
Just to translate what's written (in Urdu) in the twitter feed:
In her fight for justice (and meritocracy in particular) Sehrish Sultan had knocked on the doors of the High Court (of AJK) and had now reached the office of the AJK prime minister (PM Secretariat - Muzaffarabad). Within minutes of her sit-in protest the AJK police arrested her along with her family members. Protesting is a fundamental right of every citizen.
2 weeks of 2019 almost complete already.....
Every day our public in AJK is powering towards a turbo-charged plateau, where prevailing public issues that have been highlighted in social media will far outweigh the capacity of the Government of AJK to address them.
The latter are getting desperate now:
سحرش سلطان جو اپنے حق کی جنگ لڑنے عدالت عُظمہ گئی اپنے حق کی جنگ لڑنے آج مظفرآباد وزیراعظم کے آفس کے باہر پہنچی لیکن آج ہڑتال کے دوران اسے اور اس کی فیلمی کو گرفتار کر لیا گیا— AKLM Official (@AKLM_Official) January 14, 2019
احتجاج کرنا کسی بھی شہری کا بنیادی حق ہے #WakeUpJK#AJK #PakistanAdministrativeKashmir pic.twitter.com/m8IwfoBDpB
Just to translate what's written (in Urdu) in the twitter feed:
In her fight for justice (and meritocracy in particular) Sehrish Sultan had knocked on the doors of the High Court (of AJK) and had now reached the office of the AJK prime minister (PM Secretariat - Muzaffarabad). Within minutes of her sit-in protest the AJK police arrested her along with her family members. Protesting is a fundamental right of every citizen.
Sunday, January 13, 2019
Daily Diary (DD) - Day 13 of 2019
1822hrs:
I'm sure some of us can relate to these words, even though they were written about 800 years ago:
There was a time I would reject those who were not of my faith.
But now, my heart has grown capable of taking on all forms.
It is a pasture for gazelles,
An abbey for monks.
A table for the Torah,
A temple for the idols
Kaaba for the pilgrim.
My religion is love.
Whichever the route love’s caravan shall take,
That shall be the path of my faith.
IBN ARABI
Ibn ʿArabi (26 July 1165 – 16 November 1240), full name Abū ʿAbd Allāh Muḥammad ibn ʿAlī ibn Muḥammad ibnʿArabī al-Ḥātimī aṭ-Ṭāʾī, was an Andalusian Muslim scholar, mystic, poet, and philosopher, whose works have grown to be very influential beyond the Muslim world. Of the over 800 works which are attributed to him, 100 survive in the original manuscript.
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Ibn ʿArabi (26 July 1165 – 16 November 1240), full name Abū ʿAbd Allāh Muḥammad ibn ʿAlī ibn Muḥammad ibnʿArabī al-Ḥātimī aṭ-Ṭāʾī, was an Andalusian Muslim scholar, mystic, poet, and philosopher, whose works have grown to be very influential beyond the Muslim world. Of the over 800 works which are attributed to him, 100 survive in the original manuscript.
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Saturday, January 12, 2019
Daily Diary (DD) - Day 12 of 2019
1539hrs:
This is rare and different but still focussed on nature:
Rare footage of #SnowLeopard filmed in Moorkhun village of #Gojal Valley, #Hunza. #GilgitBaltistan— PAMIR TIMES ™ (@pamirtimes) January 12, 2019
Known as the "Ghost of #Himalaya", the snow leopard is highly elusive.
Video courtesy: #Wakhan #Wildlife Tracks (Afzal Baig) pic.twitter.com/MsRD5GABrm
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So, I've just got round to deriving a percentage for my success rate in blogging daily, as became my intention on the first day of 2018. The answer is: 69.9%.
So, like in most matters of public interaction, I am achieving a success rate of around two-thirds or more.
What's the ratio for 2019 so far (we're already into Day 12!): 41.7%.
So, I'm already behind this year but am keen on breaking 80% this year. Let's see what's in store?
So, I've just got round to deriving a percentage for my success rate in blogging daily, as became my intention on the first day of 2018. The answer is: 69.9%.
So, like in most matters of public interaction, I am achieving a success rate of around two-thirds or more.
What's the ratio for 2019 so far (we're already into Day 12!): 41.7%.
So, I'm already behind this year but am keen on breaking 80% this year. Let's see what's in store?
Friday, January 11, 2019
Daily Diary (DD) - Day 11 of 2019
2036hrs:
A victim of oversight yesterday....the public of Muzaffarabad gave out a strong message (complete shut-down of the city) to what ultimately interprets as the Pakistani State's attempts at expansionism in AJK:
2244hrs:
And the following footage is from earlier today, as the AJK prime minister's cavalcade passes through Garhi Dupatta, on the Jhelum Valley Road between Chakothi and Muzaffarabad:
And the following footage is from earlier today, as the AJK prime minister's cavalcade passes through Garhi Dupatta, on the Jhelum Valley Road between Chakothi and Muzaffarabad:
مظفراباد - گھڑی ڈوپٹہ بازار سے وزیراعظم راجہ فاروق حیدر کے گزرنے کے دوران # دریابچاؤ مظفرآباد بچاؤ# احتجاج کرتے ہوئے ۔— We Are Arif! (@WeAreArif) January 11, 2019
فاروق تم بھی سن لو کوہالہ پروجیکٹ نا منظور pic.twitter.com/BqnM9rVAQ4
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