Daily Diary (DD) - Day 247 of 2019

2325hrs:

Some of our people have become more pro-active than others it seems. Charoi is a tehsil on the LOC with Khuiratta to its North and Smaahni to its South. A large procession of the public marched towards and beyond the LOC at Keri, near Naarakot earlier today. Police stationed to prevent the procession advancing towards the LOC were pushed aside easily on account of being heavily outnumbered. 

Four local residents crossed and one of them - Hussain Khadim - went to the extent of climbing a pine tree and pinning a flag of Azad Kashmir on it, on the Indian-controlled side of J & K. He was shot and injured by Indian fire, reports indicate that he has survived but remains in a critical condition. He was taken to DHQ Kotli from where he was referred to a hospital in Pakistan's capital.

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Here are some notes made earlier this evening:

The words 'securitise' and 'khidmat guzaar' (serviceman/woman) were floating about in this evening's public conversation in rural Dadyaal.

The following questions emerged for the public of AJK and its diaspora:

Do we not need to think about the security of AJK?

Is this even a part of our imagination?

Or are we just enjoying the Azaadi (freedom) marches taking place in various parts of the world in our favour?

Do we understand the functions of governance?

What is civil society, constitutionalism and public policy?

Indeed, what is public interest research and do we, as aspiring citizens of J & K value it? 

Do we participate in or contribute to it?

When does synchronisation take place?

Who takes the responsibility of identifying it and implementing the people's reference?

The nuts and bolts of an internal political process in AJK, was the title of this conversation....

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So, British engagement will become more intense as we proceed ahead. However, we must move away from the United Nations where the aspiring citizens of J & K have no agency:

We appreciate ur concern & effort n presenting ur points. However, with due respect restoring Kashmir's special status is not d aim of d besieged masses, it is something far more substantial, fundamental & enduring than that. Pls refer 2 IIA passed n ur Parliament n 05/07/1947.

— Tanveer Ahmed (@sahaafi) September 4, 2019

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Please watch this short video for further elaboration on IIA (The Indian Independence Act): https://t.co/X1FSiS8pKP
Furthermore, as Britain created this law 4 the transfer of power, it remains their duty to implement it, without leaving any loose ends. We have no stake in the #UN

— Tanveer Ahmed (@sahaafi) September 4, 2019

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Here some more poetry today which I incidentally have a habit of ignoring usually. However, at times a few lines can encapsulate the zeitgeist more accurately than thousands of words of commentary:

Zaalimo ka nahi koi mazhab
Zulm ki sarhadey nahi hoti.

Jo kisi ka uthaaye bhoj chaley
In ki phir manziley nahi hoti

Written in Urdu by Akram Sohail

Translation:

The oppressors have no religion
Oppression has no borders
Whoever carries the burden of others
Then has no qualms about the destination  

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