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Friday 19 June 2020

Daily Diary (DD) - Day 171 of 2020

2031hrs:

We moved even closer to the LOC yesterday evening. Amongst other matters of concern, a forest fire erupted yesterday on a peak facing us when our backs are turned away from the LOC. It engulfed all the peaks as far as the eye could see.

Almost 24 hours later, smoke is still emerging from various parts of the forest.

I'm not a particular fan of autocracy but we had a line of kings pre 1947 who treated the whole territory of Jammu Kashmir & Allied as their own personal property. One distinct advantage of that compared to the below zero governance of today was that they took extreme care of the forests and other natural resources.

You care for what you own is a natural inclination. Hence, the advocacy of Ownership Building Measures (OBMs) for the past decade in AJK.


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  1. Oure Proude Tanveer Ahmed . .....Sohail Zafar Sehnsa Ajk

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  2. Oure Proude Tanveer Ahmed . .....Sohail Zafar Sehnsa Ajk

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