Daily Diary (DD) - Day 267 of 2019

1851hrs:

Earlier this afternoon:

The earth has just shook heavily for almost a minute in Dadyaal......just a minute ago.......

AJ English were very quick in breaking the news worldwide:

No confirmation on any possible casualties from the earthquake in Mirpur, Pakistan-administered Kashmir, yet. Disaster management officials say reviewing reports of infrastructure damage, particularly to roads. All the latest on @AJEnglish here: https://t.co/XvHuY9BqNu

— Asad Hashim (@AsadHashim) September 24, 2019

Just over 2 hours later:

#EarthquakeAlert, Pakistan's #Mirpur earthquake death Toll rises 19. With Over 300 injured, Says SSP Mirpur#EarthquakeInPakistan#earthquake pic.twitter.com/RjOwiri4gQ

— Ghulam Abbas Shah (@ghulamabbasshah) September 24, 2019

Mirpur, Jammu and Kashmir acknowledged by Facebook

Reflecting on what happened on a day which will be remembered as the 24th of September, the day of the Mirpur Earthquake:

It felt as if the earth underneath us suddenly transformed into sea waves...such was the vibration....

The death toll is going to continue to rise unfortunately, as are other losses.....it could be days before we can correctly assess the extent of damage.

It is comforting to notice so many people active on social media responding to relief and rehabilitation efforts so rapidly.

AJK has already received an unprecedented level of attention from global media in these past few weeks and now this happens...we thank humanity, our neighbours and global institutions for their continued attention.

List of the people who died and injured today in #earthquake #Mirpur #Jammu #Kashmir pic.twitter.com/F3uU8DxNhk

— #SaveRiverSaveMuzaffarabad (@khawajaatteeq) September 24, 2019

The use of the word Pakistan to describe disaster in AJK is a bit irksome, though we appreciate the attention and solidarity:

My condolences, on behalf of all of us at the British High Commission, to everyone affected by today’s earthquake in Pakistan. We are in close touch with the local authorities. https://t.co/aLIjxjTShb

— Thomas Drew (@TomDrewUK) September 24, 2019

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This issue has been heavily monitored by the people of Jammu & Kashmir over the past few days and further pinpoints the inability of the Pakistani State to advocate for J & K:

شاہ محمود اور عمران دونوں نے کہا کہ ہمارے پاس 50 سے زیادہ ممالک کی حمایت ہے اس کے باوجود 19 ستمبر تک قرارداد کیوں نہ پیش کی گئی جسکے لیے صرف 16 ووٹ درکار تھے؟؟#ImranKhanDoctrine pic.twitter.com/Be1I0MjkZL

— Engr AQ Khan (@aq263) September 23, 2019

The tweet is translated thus:

Shah Mahmood Qureshi and Imran Khan both have said that we have the support of over 50 countries. Despite that, why could they (Pakistan) not submit a resolution on the 19th of September, for which they needed just 16 votes?

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