Daily Diary (DD) - Day 149 of 2026

1143hrs:

Waking up at home after touring 8 of 10 districts of AJK in less than a week is naturally relieving.

I still have another journey to make today though.

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 148 of 2026

2235hrs:

Reached home barely a couple of hours from nightfall, hopefully ending a tour that shaped out to involve 6 days of visiting 8 districts. 

I have to travel tomorrow morning too. 

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 147 of 2026

0504hrs:

On this day of Eid we (3 of my co-citizens including my son and I) find ourselves waking up in Bagh rather than our respective homes in Sehnsa, Panjera & Khuiratta. A meeting with the incumbent 'prime minister' of AJK - that should have taken place when we were a matter of a few feet away in Muzaffarabad yesterday - has to be happen at least 140 kilometres away in the 'PM' s home village of Palangi (Mumtazabad) today. The distance from home in Sehnsa is another 140 or so kilometres away, where I should be with the rest of my family, as the PM is with his family.

This is just one more example of why there is almost zero governance in this territory. I have to meet him as I want to save lives in this utterly peaceful rights movement, that began just over 3 years ago and is swelling towards a genuinely free government (free from outside interference and equally responsible along with its citizens). 

Here's the interview (courtesy Awam ki Awaz):

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 146 of 2026

1146hrs:

Almost completed our tour of Muzaffarabad. Can you imagine a capital city of the world where the absence of electricity and internet is a norm? Can you imagine a government which employs over 150,000 people to do almost nothing - year on year and decade after decade - as a consequence of which over half the population flees to pastures where there is a semblance of governance.

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 145 of 2026

0955hrs:

Braked in Rawalakot yesterday evening, though our destination is Muzaffarabad, where we will be proceeding towards imminently.

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 144 of 2026

0402hrs:

Another false start as the wheel spins faster and faster with each passing hour. There has been another death in the family. This time a male following 2 females (in the past week). An uncle in his late 60's at best and who - from our childhood - we always fondly referred to as 'Uncle Johnny', formally referred to as Jahandad Khan of Baderi, near Choch in Sehnsa. 

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 143 of 2026

1943hrs:

Running strong in Dadyaal, where a lot of branches have given fruit, since 2020 in particular. 

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 142 of 2026

0518hrs:

I'm definitely getting better at this waking up business. It was a 0430hrs start today despite going to sleep just after midnight. As expected, whenever there is a hint of rain or wind the electricity supply infrastructure gets nervous and we are deprived of one of the few resources generated within our territory. Even when there is electricity, the voltage received is hardly enough to keep a light bulb going, never mind heavy machinery.

We continue to pay for our carelessness over the past 78 years.

Meanwhile, I proceed to Dadyaal today from Sehnsa, via a detour to Kaakra Town, on the outskirts of Mirpur.

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 141 of 2026

1306hrs:

At least I'm getting the format of daily rest right, even though it is at least 4 hours apart on each end (viz. sleeping & waking). I got to sleep just before midnight again (4 hours later than intended) and woke up at c. 0730hrs (4 and a half hours later than intended).

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 140 of 2026

1627hrs:

It was much better last night, as I slept before midnight and got up at 0630hrs this morning. Thus, feeling a lot fresher than yesterday. 

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Public Finance Update:

Number of co-citizens who have paid their share (over 20 years): 

17

Number of co-citizens who have paid a portion to date, since direct public funding began in 2012:

215

Number of co-citizens who have promised to pay:

86

Number of co-citizens I have directly contacted since the 9th of October 2025 (of total 5,000):

840

Cash in Hand: -82,120

Cash Deposits: 269,213

Immediate Debts: 0

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Social Welfare Budget (Zakat/Sadqa):

Current Deposits: 257,000 

Arrears: 22,776 (pending from 17/03/2026 - money that has been spent elsewhere momentarily but needs to be rightfully returned to this fund)

Distributed (today): 0

Balance: 257,000

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