Daily Diary (DD) - Day 233 of 2025

2247hrs:

Slightly earlier than yesterday though still late by the standards envisaged for this daily duty. 

Another day at home putting together the pieces of the jigsaw puzzle. 

I can see the shape now.

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 232 of 2025

2325hrs:

Very late in the day is today's entry, for no good reason except being immersed in research work followed by some outdoor activity in Sehnsa and Sehrmandi.

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 231 of 2025

1054hrs:

At this stage I am still at home, waiting for confirmation before proceeding to Kotli.

Meanwhile, continuous heavy rains have inevitably created havoc throughout AJK and GB. Lives have been lost, property has been destroyed on account of which both government and public are proportionately responsible, for not ensuring appropriate infrastructure and public services are in place, for a territory that screams out for organisation.

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We are also waiting on details of our young political prisoners in Rawalakot, who we understand from local reports are being physically tortured and interrogated, not by the local police but by Pakistan's clandestine agencies. Further details and confirmation will follow in due course.

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 230 of 2025

1454hrs:

Another day at home after feeling exhausted from 2 days of relatively intense travelling, given that I'd just come out of a 6 day hunger strike not much more than a week ago.

This is time for the family as well as time for improving the 20 year old independent research record.

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Wherever important documentation is released or published by anybody related to this territory, I do make a point of documenting it for the public record.

Here are a few important examples for today:

1)

Press Release  Rawalakot Arrests.

The United Kashmir People's National Party (UKPNP) strongly condemns the arrest and torture of peaceful protesters in Rawalakot, Poonch (PoJK).

Peaceful protest, freedom of association, peaceful assembly, freedom of expression, and the right to self-determination are fundamental human rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), including:

- Article 19 – Freedom of opinion and expression  

- Article 20 – Right to peaceful assembly and association  

- Article 5 – Protection from torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment  

- Article 9 – Protection from arbitrary arrest, detention or exile  

- Article 1 – All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights  

- Article 21 – Right to take part in government and express political will  

The arrests and torture of individuals who were peacefully chanting slogans such as “We want freedom,” “No to accession,” and “Kashmir humara chhor do” are clear violations of these international laws and principles. Such oppressive tactics cannot silence dissent or suppress the legitimate aspirations of the people.

UKPNP will raise this issue at all international forums, including the United Nations, and demands the immediate and unconditional release of all detainees.

United Kashmir People's National Party (UKPNP)

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2)

Date: 17 August 2025

Condemnation of Human Rights Violations in POJK: Call for International Intervention

On 13 August 2025, a volleyball match organized by the Poonch Volleyball Association in Pakistan-Occupied Jammu & Kashmir (POJK) turned into a scene of political repression and violence.

Political figures, including MLA Hassan Ibrahim and Tahir Anwar Advocate, incited the crowd with political slogans. When spectators peacefully raised slogans affirming their Kashmiri identity, police—acting on the direct orders of these leaders—launched baton charges, tear gas shelling, and arbitrary arrests. The following day, false FIRs were registered, and a search campaign against innocent civilians was initiated.

This is a gross violation of fundamental rights, including freedom of expression, peaceful assembly, and protection from arbitrary detention. Such actions silence the voices of Kashmiris and deepen mistrust in the region.

We Demand:

Immediate and unconditional release of all detainees.

An end to harassment and intimidation of civilians.

Accountability of politicians and officials who ordered these unlawful actions.

International monitoring of the situation in POJK.

We call on the United Nations, human rights organizations, and the global community to urgently intervene and hold those responsible accountable.

Justice, dignity, and freedom are the rights of every citizen — the people of Jammu & Kashmir must not be silenced through force.

Issued by

Umar Hayat Spokesman Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front.

(Notes: The timeline for this press release was yesterday but as I saw it today, it is being incorporated on today's date. This faction of the JKLF is led by Sardar Sagheer Khan)

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3)

Subject: Urgent International Appeal to Save the Life of Mr. Yasin Malik

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am compelled to draw your urgent attention to the case of Mr. Yasin Malik, Chairman of the Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF), who has been convicted under a process that raises serious concerns about fairness, transparency, and compliance with international human rights standards. 

Mr. Malik’s 13-year-old daughter, Ms. Razia Sultana, has appealed to the conscience of the international community to save her father from imminent execution. This appeal goes beyond one individual case—it concerns the fundamental principles of justice, human dignity, and the protection of political freedoms in conflict-affected regions.

Under Article 6 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), the right to life is protected as a supreme human right. The imposition of the death penalty following a trial that does not meet international standards of fairness violates Article 14 of the ICCPR, which guarantees the right to a fair and impartial hearing. 

Moreover, Article 19 of the ICCPR upholds the right to freedom of opinion and expression, which includes peaceful political expression such as that exercised by Mr. Malik throughout his political career. 

The execution of a political leader under questionable judicial circumstances risks silencing dissenting voices and undermining the democratic principles that the United Nations and the international community strive to uphold. It may also escalate tensions in an already volatile region, thereby threatening international peace and security, contrary to the purposes and principles of the United Nations Charter (Articles 1 and 55).

I therefore respectfully urge your good office to:

1. Intervene with the Government of India to halt the execution of Mr. Yasin Malik;

2. Ensure that he is afforded his right to a fair, transparent, and impartial trial in                        accordance with international standards;

3. Send an independent fact-finding mission or engage relevant UN Special Rapporteurs            to monitor and report on his case;

4. Safeguard his life and uphold the principles of justice, human rights, and the rule of            law.

This is an urgent matter of human rights protection and international legal obligation. The world must not allow injustice to be carried out under the shadow of legality.

Sincerely,

(Your Full Name)

(Your Country)

(Contact & Email)

(Note: The above sample letter has also been released by the JKLF, albeit a different faction led by Raja Haq Nawaz (as stand-in chairman)

 

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Ultimately, I'll return to a major theme emerging from my 2 decade old continuous research:

#AJKReferendum2023 

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#PublicMandateAJK2025

If you want freedom and are willing to take the responsibility then you must set your own terms and conditions between yourselves (Riyasati Baashindey). 

Ref. #SSR1927

Otherwise, the rest of the world is already dictating their terms and conditions to you and will continue to do so, with ever more intensity.

Tanveer Ahmed

An independent action-oriented public policy researcher working un-interrupted on-the-ground in AJK since April 2005, operating through direct public funding of the people of this territory in an inclusive and equitable manner. 

JKA PUBLIC AGENCY Note: #E084918082025

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The following photo and note in Urdu has been written by a co-citizen of mine. I have shared it to provide some context to how some or even many of my co-citizens perceive my work:

 "بااختیار اور باوقار لوگ عقاب کی مانند ہوتے ہیں، جو ہمیشہ تنہا پرواز کرنا پسند کرتے ہیں۔"

 

عقاب ایک ایسا پرندہ ہے جو اپنی بلند پروازی، خودداری اور تنہائی پسند طبیعت کے لیے جانا جاتا ہے۔ اسی طرح طاقتور، صاحبِ بصیرت اور باکردار لوگ اکثر بھیڑ سے الگ رہتے ہیں، وہ اپنی راہ خود متعین کرتے ہیں، اپنے فیصلوں کے لیے دوسروں پر انحصار نہیں کرتے۔ وہ تنہائی میں سکون اور ارتقاء تلاش کرتے ہیں، کیونکہ انہیں معلوم ہوتا ہے کہ بلندی کا راستہ ہمیشہ الگ اور تنہا ہوتا ہے۔

 

عظمت ہمیشہ ہجوم میں نہیں، بلکہ انفرادیت اور تنہا جدوجہد میں پنہاں ہے……..

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 229 of 2025

2144hrs:

Woke up in Dadyaal after not much sleep there. A lot of adrenaline prevented me from doing so. I spent a lot of important years in that very accommodating city. 

I also caught a few hours in Kotli. 

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 228 of 2025

1939hrs:

Have finally made it to Dadyaal today. Condolences of close friend's families is a necessary social duty, in which I've always proved lax over these past 2 decades. 

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 227 of 2025

2150hrs:

Yet another day at home, though fulfilling in terms of family bonding. 

Eyes are on the future, as always. 

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 226 of 2025

2218hrs:

Having to re-write today's entry. Another day at home where all the power is. That power equips you to take on the world fairly and squarely. 

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 225 of 2025

2221hrs:

Family imperatives kept me at home today. Otherwise, I was keen on giving time to Kotli courts and then proceeding to Dadyaal today. 

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 224 of 2025

1246hrs:

In Kotli today, still preparing to permanently structure our 'Awaami Adaalat' in the main district complex where the administration, judiciary and other government departments operate from.

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 223 of 2025

1510hrs:

An extra day at home to ensure my data targets are up to date. The Awaami Adaalat in District Courts Complex is pending for almost a couple of months now. It can be delayed no longer.

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 222 of 2025

1508hrs:

We've had barely half an hour of electricity in the past 12 hours. Meanwhile, I'm continuing to prepare for a genuine government here in AJK, as with each passing moment it is becoming easier to convince our people that it is a matter of survival.

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 221 of 2025

1637hrs:

Undergoing more rest as warranted. 

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 220 of 2025

2119hrs:

Working away at home but trying to take it as easily as possible. I do understand that the art & craft of exertion has to be balanced, in order to maintain the high level of consistency generated over 2 decades. 

I'm hoping my original plan of sleep from 2000hrs (8pm) to 0300hrs (3am) can be resumed as of this evening. I did get to bed and turned the lights off on the dot today and I do realise my eyes are still open an hour and 24 minutes later. 

I will battle to stabilise this routine for the rest of my life. 

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 219 of 2025

1610hrs:

Relaxing at home with family but still working away with sporadic intensity.

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A Journey from #Subject2Citizen 

From 2005 onwards....

This journey is essentially understanding and then executing #SelfDetermination , relying exclusively on equitably framed voluntary indigenous resources to do whatever is possible to create a genuinely free government in AJK, as clarified by international law. 

#FreeGovtAJK2025

Step 1:

#InclusiveGovernanceAJK

Every 'Riyasati' must answer the same question in order to prove inclusivity. 

#DirectDemocracyAJK

Inclusivity is the licence that produces a genuine #PublicMandateAJK2025

Step 2:

A mandate will open the opportunity to conduct a genuine #PublicAssemblyAJK2025

#PopularSovereigntyAJK

Step 3:

A clear set of individuals mandated by the public will identify appropriate lists pertaining to reward and punishment to seek public consensus on. In the context of the past 78 years of lawlessness, such conditioning is necessary to drive a genuine government. 

#AwaamiAdaalatAJK2025

This step will also organise relevant administrative, constititional, social, economic and political reforms to this end. 

#RightsMovementAJK

Unable to balance rights and responsibilities is still a major weakness in our people. 

Step 4:

A smoothly running government from Day 1.

Warning:

Unity of goal = success, is not possible without accepting inclusivity of 'Riyasati', by pleading to the rest of the world, by siding with any 1 country or ideology or imagining that a single party will succeed in mobilising the masses for revolution. 

JKA PUBLIC AGENCY Note: #E152607082025

FB Link to above post:

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 218 of 2025

1047hrs:

Waking up at home in Kokoi, Sehnsa after 9 days of battling it out in public. 

There now only remain 147 days of this year. Can our public understand what needs to be done in time? 

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 217 of 2025

1137hrs:

Waking up in Sarda. 

Every little victory accumulates over the years and decades, eventually generating a compound effect. 

The question is: 

Has that compound effect arrived yet? 

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 216 of 2025

1011hrs:

I'm the first of 3 hunger strikers to reach the district courts complex today. The imprisoned Ayaz Butt and Zubair Bhatti are still in hospital. 

We are expecting a good crowd of co-citizens to come and witness the proceedings which have been pending since the 15th of June, marking 50 days of unwarranted detention. 

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 215 of 2025

0804hrs:

We are now into our 6th day of an indefinite hunger strike to ensure Pakistan's clandestine agencies stop enjoying a free-for-all in our territory. 

This is taking a lot out of us 3 people but it is a deposit of goodwill and determination for our nation. 

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 214 of 2025

0805hrs:

Recovering in hospital though our hunger strike continues into its 5th day. Yes, we are being injected with distilled water since being rushed into district headquarters hospital Kotli but all 3 of us (Ayaz Butt, Zubair Bhatti and myself) continue to refrain from eating or drinking anything until Ayaz Butt is released unconditionally and rather than the dummy government taking a bond of assurity from political prisoners, rather that the dummy government should provide us - the public of AJK - an assurity that they will not target public activists ever again.

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 213 of 2025

2112hrs:

Writing from my hospital bed....the system of governance here in AJK - if we can call it that - is in its last throes. 

There are 3 activists fighting for their lives - with the whole nation alert and preparing to jam the system from all corners - yet still maintaining a hunger strike despite being injected with drips of saline and glucose. 

The system (controlled by Pakistan) is still trying to maintain its 'writ' and being adamant that Ayaz Butt will be unconditionally released on his next hearing on the 4th of August. This is despite 2 judges admitting that no criminal charges can arise from the allegations against Ayaz Butt, as early as the 4th of July (after his arrest on the 15th of June) and as recently as the 26th of July, despite which giving a hearing date of the 4th of August, is evidence that the system has been dragging its feet to admit the inevitable. 

That is has to unconditionally release Ayaz Butt. The Pakistani State can no longer fool anyone about its using the right to self determination as a cover to force the people of AJK to confirm to its inhumane national narrative. 

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 212 of 2025

0821hrs:

37 hours and 21 minutes into my latest hunger strike. Except this time I am joining 2 other co-citizens, namely Ayaz Butt & Zubair Bhatti who have both been on hunger strike for 5 hours longer than me. 

Thus far, there doesn't seem to be any anxiety being displayed by the 'system' but if there is no resolution by tomorrow at noon (Fri 01 Aug 2025), then we will close Abshaar Chowk to all traffic. Subsequently, we will move on to Plan B, C, D etc. 

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 211 of 2025

0345hrs:

Already 8 hours and 45 minutes into my latest hunger strike. This time it is a bit different. I am not alone and not even the first to conduct this particular hunger strike. 

I am the third and I started 5 hours later than them. Ayaz Butt began his hunger strike in jail yesterday at 1400hrs and he was joined outside by Zubair Bhatti at the same time. The latter has also been conducting a sit-in protest on behalf of Ayaz Butt at Abshaar Chowk, since the 25th of June. 

I joined them in the evening at 1900hrs.

I did try to sleep at 2000hrs and didn't fair too badly, even though I've been lying on a simple floor mat on the street at Abshaar Chowk. That is, until the heavens burst with rain at c. 0200hrs.

At almost 0400hrs it is still raining, less intensely though. 

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:آبشار چوک کوٹلی اور  ڈسٹرکٹ جیل میں جاری بھوک ہڑتال کے دو بڑے مطالبات ہیں

1) 

ایاز بٹ کی غیر مشروط اور باعزت رہائی۔اس گرفتاری کے بارے دو مختلف جج صاحبان نے 4 جولائی اور 26 جولائی 2025

کو سر اجلاس رولنگ دی ہے کہ یہ مقدمہ بنتا ہی نہیں۔ جب مقدمہ نہیں بنتا تو بندہ جیل میں کیوں؟

2)

آزاد جموں و کشمیر کی حکومت سے عوام کو ضمانت چاہیے کہ آئندہ کسی ریاستی کی تقریر و تحریر، نقل وحرکت کرنے، تنظیم سازی، اجتماع سازی اورجہاں مقامی قوانین ناکافی ہوں وہاں بین الاقوامی قوانین تک رسائی پر کوئی بیرونی، غیر قانونی ،غیر آئینی حوالداری مداخلت نہیں کی جائےگی۔

JKA PUBLIC AGENCY Note: #U064830072025

The Urdu note above can also be accessed on Facebook

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 210 of 2025

1311hrs:

The past 24 hours were markedly more productive than the preceding set of 24 hours over the past week or so, since I made a solid intention to change my sleeping pattern from 2000hrs (8pm) to 0300hrs (3am) from hereon.

Last night, I did 'hit the sack' at 2000hrs but was woken intermittently by a high fever in my youngest child Shams-Udeen until around midnight. Thankfully his temperature came down gradually and I was able to sleep until 0430hrs. One and a half hours later than intended but much better than the previous days referenced above.

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I got to work on the following issue, very close to home:

Notice from Tehsildaar to me ref 15/07/2025

Notice from Tehsildaar to me ref 30/07/2025

This is a classic example of money talking and an extractive system at work. Earn your money abroad and come and feed it to the corrupt system of governance in AJK.

Here's my response:

Page 1 of 3

Page 2 of 3

Page 3 of 3

Here are the photos referenced in the letter:

Photo 1

Photo 2

Photo 3

Photo 4

Photo 5

Let's see what transpires hereon, on this matter. Do watch this space.

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 209 of 2025

2042hrs:

Last night was another difficult one, even though I had spent of the day at home, working away furiously. In the late afternoon I had to visit Sehnsa and couldn't return before my sleeping time of 2000hrs.

I began drifting away (to sleep) at about 2230hrs but didn't switch off till beyond midnight. 

I didn't wake up till 0800hrs, 5 hours behind schedule already. 

It was a productive day in Gulpur and I'm writing this entry as my last activity of the day....admittedly now over 48 minutes behind schedule (as I write). 

Here goes....

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 208 of 2025

1148hrs:

My dinner wasn't ready till about 2000hrs yesterday evening, when I should have hit the sack. It wasn't my family's fault as they had accompanied me to Kotli during the day and obviously returned along with me as we reached home at about half past 6 (1830hrs). 

I did try and sleep from 2200hrs onwards once my food was digested but still struggled to sleep before midnight. 

I couldn't get up before 0900hrs.

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 207 of 2025

2126hrs:

Still learning. Need to too. One cannot succeed otherwise. 

Yes, I did hit bed at 2000hrs on the dot but was too restless to sleep for many hours, though I did keep my environment dark and rarely left the horizontal position and kept my eyes closed. 

Yet, I still managed to sleep till 0700hrs.

I need to work much harder. 

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Today was an engaging environment in district courts complex Kotli. 

There are plenty of notes to share on our insistence on reversing the bail order of Ayaz Butt. 

The latter has always insisted, even before he got arrested on the 15th of June, that he will not take bail and add legitimacy to the Pakistani State's illegal presence in AJK. 

'Trusted sources' as quoted in the FIR cannot be Pakistan's clandestine agencies in this territory. 

We - the people - are the owners (Maalik), inheritors (Waaris), assurers (Zaamin) & protectors (Muhafiz) of the territory of AJK. 

Daily Diary (DD) - Day 206 of 2025

1454hrs:

Another failed attempt at developing a sleep pattern between 2000hrs and 0300hrs. I will most certainly keep on trying until I succeed.

I didn't even get home till c. 2030hrs today and dinner wasn't ready until an hour later. I then had to wait till c. 2300hrs for my food to properly digest. Inevitably I couldn't get up before 0800hrs.

Another novel (peaceful) attack on the Hawaldaari (Clandestine roving Pakistani agencies trying to control each and every aspect of public life in AJK) system too place in Kotli today.

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 205 of 2025

0757hrs:

I tried to sleep at 2000hrs once again. I didn't get to close my eyes till about c. 2115hrs and despite remaining in that state I didn't actually get to sleep till about 0030hrs. I eventually got up 4 hours later than intended. I will try again tonight. Practice will edge me closer to perfection in the coming days.

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 204 of 2025

1612hrs:

After just one day and two nights of trying to sleep between 2000hrs (8pm) and 0300hrs (3am) I've had to take a day off my routine, in order to re-evaluate what changes I need to bring to the rest of my daily life, so that this routine can become a stable feature of my existence.

We will try again this evening, to get to sleep by 2000hrs. Let's see how this effort develops.

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 203 of 2025

0331hrs:

I did try to sleep but the pattern practiced over the past few weeks, since returning from my most recent journey, has been nocturnal. 

A working day without sleep is a necessary chore that I will have to endure, even at this pivotal age of 53.

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So begins a new chapter in our 2 decades old activism:

1) From Muzammat (condemnation)   مذمت

2) To Muzaahamat (resistance)            مزاحمت

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Now we are well and truly in stage 3 of 4 viz.

3) Marrammat (corrective measures)   مرمت

Whereas the 4th and final stage will be the actualisation of a genuinely free people's government or #PopularSovereignty to use a technical term.

4) Hukumat (government)                   حکومت        

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On the 19th of July, an All-Parties Conference took place in Kotli with representation of over 15 political parties, alliances and organisations. A major outcome of this conference was the announcement of an International Committee for Political Prisoners - JKA.

In due course, we will have a daily update on the status of political prisoners and missing persons throughout the divided State of Jammu Kashmir & Allied (areas), which will be accessible at jkapublicagency.org

The following example is of the status of political prisoners in Gilgit Baltistan who have been arrested on various dates during the month of May 2025. 

(These details will also be incorporated at the above referenced website): 

Currently there are 13 political leaders incarcerated in Gilgit Central Jail, whereas 2 were released on bail 2 days ago (21 July), namely Aslam Inqalabi and Sarfaraz Nagri. These aforementioned 2 political leaders were charged with sedition, while the remaining political leaders mentioned below, have been charged with sections related to anti-terrorism and rebellion.

Names (Urdu):

احسان ایڈووکیٹ  ضلع ہنزہ

مسعود الرحمن ضلع گلگت

محبوب ولی ضلع گلگت

ممتاز نگری ایڈووکیٹ  ضلع نگر

نفیس ایڈووکیٹ ضلع گلگت

تعارف ایڈووکیٹ ضلع استور

ابرار بگورو ضلع گلگت

شیر نادر شاہی ضلع غذر

اصغر شاہ ضلع گلگت

عرفان آذاد ضلع گلگت

منظر مایا  ضلع گلگت

وحید حسن ضلع ہنزہ

غلام عباس ایڈووکیٹ ضلع گلگت 

Names:

1) Ehsan Ali Advocate - Chairman of Awami Action Committee (AAC) Gilgit Baltistan (GB) - He hails from the district of Hunza and was arrested on the 14th of May.

2) Masood ur Rehman - President of Trader's Association Gilgit and member of AAC. He is a resident of  the district of Gilgit and we are awaiting confirmation of his date of arrest.

3) Mehboob Wali (ur Rehman) - AAC and of Gilgit district.

4) Mumtaz Nagri Advocate - Chairman of Karakorum National Movement (KNM) and of Nagar district. We are awaiting confirmation of his date of arrest.

5) Nafees Advocate - President of Balawaristan National Front (BNF) and of district Gilgit. We are awaiting confirmation of his date of arrest.

6) Ta-aruf Abbas Advocate - General Secretary of Karakorum National Movement (KNM) and of district Astore. We are awaiting confirmation of his date of arrest.

7) Ibrar Ali Bagoro - AAC and of Gilgit district. We are awaiting confirmation of his date of arrest.

8) Sher Nadir Shahi - General Secretary Awami Worker's Party (AWP) and of district Ghizer. We are awaiting confirmation of his date of arrest.

9) Asghar Shah  - AAC and of district Gilgit. We are awaiting confirmation of his date of arrest.

10) Irfan Azad - President of Balawaristan National Front (BNF) and of district Gilgit. We are awaiting confirmation of his date of arrest.

11) Manzar Maya - AAC and of district Gilgit. We are awaiting confirmation of his date of arrest.

12) Waheed Hassan - Awami Worker's Party  (AWP) and of district Hunza. We are awaiting confirmation of his date of arrest.

13) Ghulam Abbas Advocate - AAC and of district Gilgit. We are awaiting confirmation of his date of arrest.

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 202 of 2025

2101hrs:

Have decided to finally usher in the 2000hrs (8pm) to 0300hrs (3am) sleep routine for good in my life. 

I am already over an hour behind in my intended schedule on the very first day but I won't let that deter me. 

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 201 of 2025

2329hrs:

A busy day at home. We always need to work hardest on what are the weakest aspects of this struggle. 

Daily Diary (DD) - Day 200 of 2025

2320hrs:

Positive vibes....

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 199 of 2025

1842hrs:

Yet another day at home but productive. 

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 198 of 2025

1533hrs:

Still at home today as I continue to grapple with Urdu documentation. What can be done in English in an hour could take up to 3 days in Urdu and still not reach the standard achieved in English. 

Unfortunately, any activist living in such an environment as AJK, has to inevitably take on the burden of his people's laziness or simple unwillingness to learn about the world and its developments, given that English remains the lingua franca of most cutting edge research.

Yes, we understand that the Chinese are making inroads but the Urdu speaking world appears to still be in some form of stupor, that may not be entirely blamed on British colonialism but it certainly has played a significant part.

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 197 of 2025

1941hrs:

Arrived back home in Sehnsa yesterday evening. Spent the day reflecting amidst a very welcome wet day. 

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 196 of 2025

1335hrs:

Still trying to cram in one more meeting before leaving Mirpur.

The sky is overcast with tiny drops of infrequent rain but humidity remains high in the city. 

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 195 of 2025

2328hrs:

A thoughtful day in Mirpur. Methodical and inbuilt evolution. Each day opens a new vista. 

Kotli is where the gravity is, Mirpur and Poonch will vouch for that. 

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 194 of 2025

1825hrs:

Another journey, down South towards Mirpur this time. The rain has also accompanied us, in fits and spurts. 

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 193 of 2025

1155hrs:

Now that I have received confirmation today (by phone from the Assistant Commissioner's office, Sehnsa) that my dear paternal uncle (Taya Munshi) has indeed made an application to the Assistant Commissioner (AC), in reference to wanting the endemically corrupt administration of AJK, to assist him in securing his preferred share of the family inherited land of 27 Kanaals (c. 3.4 acres) divided by 3 (brothers), meaning each brother is entitled to a 9 kanaal (c. 1.1 acre) share. 

We don't have a problem with his share, we just have a problem with him (Taya Munshi) insisting and conniving with the administration to try and take land which comes in our share, just because some of it happens to coincide with the main road. 

He already has land on the main road and has built a number of shops in his share of the land but wants more, at out cost as we are not intent on taking commercial benefit of land that is adjacent to our residence. We just don't need the commotion that commercialism brings to the neighbourhood. We'd rather make effort on restoring nature in our vicinity. 

We have to now engage in countering his greed. 

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 192 of 2025

1329hrs:

I haven't ventured out to Kotli today either, focussing on data management at home instead. 

We have learned that Ayaz Butt's incarceration has been extended (he was originally arrested on the 15th of June 2025) to the 24th of July at least. 

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 191 of 2025

2113hrs:

A day spent mainly at home today, although I did venture out as far as Gulpur. I will be resuming my daily drive to Kotli tomorrow, as I continue preparing for a structural Awaami Adaalat (Public Court) there. 

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 190 of 2025

1114hrs:

From last night I have been taking antibiotics to prepare myself for some long overdue comprehensive dental treatment, some of it pending for almost 3 decades. 

This is affecting my ability to work in every sense but it is a necessary part of self-improvement, if not self-preservation. 

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 189 of 2025

1438hrs:

In Kotli.....consultation continues....

Daily Diary (DD) - Day 188 of 2025

1032hrs:

The beginning of a critical week in relation to the future of this territory, still described as AJK. 

District Kotli will have to make the breakthrough. 

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Of course, in all matters related to AJK > JKA, there is always an internal as well as external dimension. The following is one such example:

As mentioned in the letter, this was a response to a request by Quayyum Raja to outline JKA PUBLIC AGENCY's stance on regional efforts for global peace. This request was in turn based on the following statement by Seyed Shahabeddin Tabatabaei, Secretary General of the Nedaye Iranian Political Party. A link to the latter's public statement can be found here .

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