Daily Diary (DD) - Day 141 of 2019

1652hrs:

When some of my co-citizens insist that the state of public affairs in AJK is at a much lower level than what I criticise it for, I have to accept them at their word:

Take this following video for example:

لوکل گورنمنٹ بورڈ کے جانب سے جریدہ آسامیوں پر لیے گئے ٹیسٹ میں سرعام نقل کرائی جارہی ہے.@tariqfarooq60 @igillani @farooq_pm @sardarattiquemc @ChLatifAkbar#AJK #Kashmir #GoodGovernance pic.twitter.com/YBkIrhEcR7

— Saqib Ali Haidri (@SaqibAliHaidri) May 21, 2019

A case of openly 'supervised' copying of answers and no procedure for verification of ID at this Local Government Board test centre, whereby the 'applicants' were being 'tested' for their suitability for advertised government vacancies in the press.

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It's about time that certain aspects of Gilgit Baltistan's people's struggle for basic rights is addressed. Many academics and writers of global repute who take interest in the region have also succumbed to tropes generated by the Pakistani establishment:

This following news story exemplifies how sensationalist and misinformed the Pakistani media is and how uncouth Pakistani State agencies are in patrolling national interest: RAW plot to sow anarchy in Gilgit-Baltistan busted https://t.co/rTCvSDPFuP

— Tanveer Ahmed (@sahaafi) May 21, 2019

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