Daily Diary (DD) - Day 205 of 2022

1209hrs:

Day 49 at Maqbool Bhat Shaheed Square - Dadyaal.

0833hrs

My punctuality deficit has increased to 489 minutes.

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Earlier in the day, rather in the very early hours of the morning (at 135hrs) I wrote the following note with global civil society in mind, in particular:

The political atmosphere in all districts of AJK at the moment is charged on an unprecedented scale.

Despite everything the public is pointed, disciplined and peaceful in its unrelenting demand for independence.

The manner of demand may be diverse and emerge from a range of emotions and ground realities that all derive from 75 years of neglect.

The inhabitants of AJK - in ever rising numbers - are in a state of defiance but remain pragmatic in the knowledge that their own survival is linked with that of their neighbours and the rest of the world.

#WhiteFlags

#JKASovereignty

#Neutrality

#WaterManagement

AJK Public Agency Note #013524072022

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The writing is most definitely on the wall. Let me translate the following:

The writing is on the wall. The 'titled' inhabitants can endure no more from the 'claimants', is the report from ground zero in #AJK
It is time to restore #JKASovereignty

— Tanveer Ahmed (@sahaafi) July 25, 2022

English translation of main tweet:

If in the 15th amendment the word 'State' and reference to the UN are taken out then this would be considered to be a 'Pakistani 5 August 2022'. It will have no constitutional or legal status. The presence of Pakistan in Azad Kashmir has a different jurisprudence than that of India (in Jammu Kashmir).

End of translation..

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I made some notes on the following in-depth article on the 15th amendment by Athar Masood Wani:

A well researched article. A guide for all variables working on 15th amendment and those opposed to it. MLAs in particular should read it. https://t.co/GnseFydCdi

— Syed Nazir Gilani (@JKCHR) July 24, 2022

The biggest question looming in every analyst's mind: Who is behind this 15th amendment?

Kashmir Council wasn't audited for 12 years according to this writer.

15th amendment will not only reverse all gains made in 13th amendment, it wll make KC the supreme constitutional authority over AJK, with absolutely no provision for accountability, transparency or merit. AJK government budget will be at their total mercy.

Tourism act will allow any Pakistani institution to take whatever land they see fit, irrespective of environmental or local needs.

According to the 13th amendment only the AJK Assembly can invoke legislation. For the Pakistan State to do so is unethical as well as unconstitutional (as it is trying to do in reference to the proposed 15th amendment). It also contradicts Article 257 of its own constitution.

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Today, I ventured out to Tithrinote on the LOC in Poonch for JKLF's 'Azadi Dharna' (Freedom Sit-in Protest) for the 3rd time in 5 days. The following message is poignant for the international community and global civil society:

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