A Journey in Jammu Kashmir & Allied areas (JKA)............................ from Subject to Citizen .........autocracy to democracy .........Dogra Raaj to Awaami Raaj .........1947 CE to........................... #WhiteFlags #Neutrality #WaterManagement #MirpurtoLondonviaCentralAsia
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Saturday, 3 June 2023
Daily Diary (DD) - Day 154 of 2023
Friday, 2 June 2023
Daily Diary (DD) - Day 153 of 2023
Thursday, 1 June 2023
Daily Diary (DD) - Day 152 of 2023
1828hrs:
The train named #AJKReferendum2023 is gaining momentum.
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Wednesday, 31 May 2023
Tuesday, 30 May 2023
Monday, 29 May 2023
Daily Diary (DD) - Day 149 of 2023
Sunday, 28 May 2023
Daily Diary (DD) - Day 148 of 2023
1607hrs:
In the early hours of this morning we witnessed a footballing miracle complete its 31 year journey, from downfall in 1992 to a return to the premier league in 2023. Luton Town is my home town in the UK and they have inspired confidence in us, or rather reminded us that miracles do happen; if your efforts are consistent despite all hurdles thrown in your direction:
Saturday, 27 May 2023
Daily Diary (DD) - Day 147 of 2023
Friday, 26 May 2023
Daily Diary (DD) - Day 146 of 2023
Thursday, 25 May 2023
Daily Diary (DD) - Day 145 of 2023
Wednesday, 24 May 2023
Daily Diary (DD) - Day 144 of 2023
Tuesday, 23 May 2023
Daily Diary (DD) - Day 143 of 2023
As the sun begins to rise over #Jammu city, a 93 year old freedom fighter of the old multicultural #Mirpur begins his day's duty in #Chamb .
— Tanveer Ahmed (@sahaafi) May 23, 2023
Abdul Jabbar Butt is as sprightly as a 16 year old and an inspiration spanning 2 centuries.#AJKReferendum2023 - Day 1 #23052023 pic.twitter.com/xlPQigatue
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Here's our paperwork for the referendum, which we have 'hashtagged' as #AJKReferendum2023
Exhibit 1 (Main Sheet):
Exhibit 2 (Supplementary Sheet):
Exhibit 3 (Background Notes Page 1 of 2 - English):
While the above 6 exhibits are related to #AJKReferendum2023 and thus part of an internal political process, the following 2 exhibits are our proposed stance in relation to our neighbours India and Pakistan:
Monday, 22 May 2023
Sunday, 21 May 2023
Daily Diary (DD) - Day 141 of 2023
0755hrs:
There has to be a twist in approach. Otherwise, data will just drown us.
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Saturday, 20 May 2023
Friday, 19 May 2023
Thursday, 18 May 2023
Wednesday, 17 May 2023
Tuesday, 16 May 2023
Daily Diary (DD) - Day 136 of 2023
1428hrs:
Edging closer to the destination aspired for, by generations of my co-citizens.
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Monday, 15 May 2023
Daily Diary (DD) - Day 135 of 2023
Sunday, 14 May 2023
Daily Diary (DD) - Day 134 of 2023
Saturday, 13 May 2023
Daily Diary (DD) - Day 133 of 2023
Friday, 12 May 2023
Daily Diary (DD) - Day 132 of 2023
1400hrs:
Today is the 4th day of us needlessly sacrificing our lives for the sake of Pakistan.
Apparently, the ego of the Pakistani military dictates that they want all embarrassing footage of theirs deleted from social media before they restore normal internet connectivity!
Make of that what you will.
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Thursday, 11 May 2023
Daily Diary (DD) - Day 131 of 2023
Wednesday, 10 May 2023
Daily Diary (DD) - Day 130 of 2023
1157hrs:
Once again, we the people of AJK are paying for the sins of Pakistan. Our internet connectivity has been restricted since soon after Imran Khan's arrest yesterday.
The volatility and instability of that country is a permanent feature of its existence. We have a much clearer path to governance and public policy and Pakistan's occupation of our territory is an unwarranted hindrance.
They were born out of hatred for Hindus and thus a denial of their past. They have a very narrow outlook for the future. We want to embrace the world with all its diversity, while securing our own territory, which we believe to be the most precious in the world.
The time for change is nigh.
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Tuesday, 9 May 2023
Monday, 8 May 2023
Daily Diary (DD) - Day 128 of 2023
1400hrs:
Incremental improvements....even then our public has to be spoon fed to ensure public interest is maintained.
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Sunday, 7 May 2023
Daily Diary (DD) - Day 127 of 2023
1406hrs:
Every improvement is a bonus and a step closer to where we want to reach.
Saturday, 6 May 2023
Daily Diary (DD) - Day 126 of 2023
1605hrs:
Getting sharper....
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There are some notable points in your written analysis of JKA and there are very few who have worked in the AJK governing structure who can speak and write with such fluidity, as your good self.
Nevertheless, there are some parts of your argument that could be described as 'subjective assumptions' and which leave a lot of room for alternative interpretation.
Examples:
1) That this is a Kashmir Valley centric problem when it is far more complex than that. The fundamental rights of people throughout AJK, Gilgit Baltistan, Jammu, Kashmir & Ladakh have been severely limited or compromised since the entry of Indian and Pakistani troops within the territory in October 1947.
2) Without being partial to any particular era it is clear that the level of parity in official documents between the Dogra State and the British Indian colonial set-up was objectively more visible under autocratic constitutionalism than the so-called democratic constitutionalism undertaken by India and Pakistan in JKA. Compare the 1904 Upper Jhelum Water Agreement and the 1935 Gilgit Lease Agreement with any post 1947 document e.g. Karachi Agreement 1949 or Delhi Agreement 1952....the lack of parity between parties became even more acute subsequently.
3) It would be presumptuous to argue that Gilgit had no historic link to the Valley, Jammu or what is today AJK when there are divided families and divided cultures criss-crossing each part of the geographic divide. It would be absurd to expect them to be totally in sync with each other, when they have been deliberately divided since 1947. One can also compare modern day India and Pakistan which are not internally divided like we are...yet how strong are the bonds between Quetta and Karachi or the latter with Peshawar or Lahore? What is the affinity between someone living in Simla with someone living in Chennai or between Trivandrum and Patna?
4) Until India and Pakistan do not treat the people of JKA as equals in humanity, concerns and aspirations we will continue facing an uphill task and while India will continue to economically rise, Pakistan's economy will dwindle further below 0.4% share of global GDP.
Modern politics must be that of inclusivity of all political narratives in JKA rather than cruelly expecting the people here to adopt a singular Indian or Pakistani nationalist narrative.
Neither can the people's reference in JKA be wished away by India and Pakistan, under the cloak of IndoPak Bilateralism.
That is insulting, putrid and reminiscent of human slavery.
#GeopoliticalNeutralityJKA
#JKASovereignty
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Reference:
The above note was written in response to an Urdu article on Facebook by Former Chief Justice of the AJK Supreme Court Syed Manzoor Gilani
JKA PUBLIC AGENCY Note: #002006052023
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Friday, 5 May 2023
Daily Diary (DD) - Day 125 of 2023
Thursday, 4 May 2023
Wednesday, 3 May 2023
Daily Diary (DD) - Day 123 of 2023
Tuesday, 2 May 2023
Daily Diary (DD) - Day 122 of 2023
2350hrs:
Have left it late again today. So much so that I almost nearly forgot.
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Monday, 1 May 2023
Daily Diary (DD) - Day 121 of 2023
Sunday, 30 April 2023
Saturday, 29 April 2023
Daily Diary (DD) - Day 119 of 2023
Friday, 28 April 2023
Daily Diary (DD) - Day 118 of 2023
Thursday, 27 April 2023
Wednesday, 26 April 2023
Tuesday, 25 April 2023
Monday, 24 April 2023
Daily Diary (DD) - Day 114 of 2023
0616hrs:
An even better time to log our daily entry. We have been giving more than usual time in the past 3 days to tackling hypocrisy in our society. We consider it a prudent investment. When one hypocrite falls they all fall.
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Sunday, 23 April 2023
Daily Diary (DD) - Day 113 of 2023
0727hrs:
This would be about the right time to input our daily diary entry.
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Saturday, 22 April 2023
Daily Diary (DD) - Day 112 of 2023
1251hrs:
Its another day of Eid, which has its own meaning for those who are occupied.
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Friday, 21 April 2023
Daily Diary (DD) - Day 111 of 2023
Thursday, 20 April 2023
Daily Diary (DD) - Day 110 of 2023
2007hrs:
Inputting an entry earlier than yesterday....
Every improvement in punctuality is a boost
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Wednesday, 19 April 2023
Daily Diary (DD) - Day 109 of 2023
Tuesday, 18 April 2023
Daily Diary (DD) - Day 108 of 2023
Monday, 17 April 2023
Daily Diary (DD) - Day 107 of 2023
0004hrs:
I missed out on yesterday's diary (Day 106 of 2023) just because of deep engagement in our daily Twitter Space, despite setting up to write my entry about half an hour before midnight (c. 30 minutes ago).
It is painful.
The 4 days missed last year (2022) were totally unavoidable because I was in Kotli jail for 4 full days of the 6 spent there between the 10th and 15th of March 2022.
Viz.
Day 70 of 2022
Day 71 of 2022
Day 72 of 2022
Day 73 of 2022
This year (2023) has produced 4 lapses so far, of which all were totally avoidable and a result of absent-mindedness.
Viz.
Day 82 of 2023
Day 94 of 2023
Day 103 of 2023
Day 106 of 2023
We must at least equal last years record of 361 daily diary entries. We have no more room to slip up. Excellence in any field is likewise. We must equal our record if we cannot excel it. Life permitting, we will try and achieve the maximum of 365 daily diary entries in 2024.
We can now move on to work at hand.
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Saturday, 15 April 2023
Daily Diary (DD) - Day 105 of 2023
Friday, 14 April 2023
Daily Diary (DD) - Day 104 of 2023
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Wednesday, 12 April 2023
Daily Diary (DD) - Day 102 of 2023
Tuesday, 11 April 2023
Daily Diary (DD) - Day 101 of 2023
Pakistan-administered Kashmir's PM sacked by court in contempt case - Reuters #Pakistan https://t.co/OUk33hQZwq
— SOUTH ASIA NEWS ALERTS (@Hoosierland02) April 11, 2023
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Monday, 10 April 2023
Daily Diary (DD) - Day 100 of 2023
Sunday, 9 April 2023
Saturday, 8 April 2023
Daily Diary (DD) - Day 98 of 2023
Well articulated ! Civil society on both sides of LoC needs to view cross LoC heritage and religious tourism in proper perspective 🍁 pic.twitter.com/O6VRlJdFQw
— Ravinder Pandita(Save Sharda) (@panditaAPMCC63) April 7, 2023
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Friday, 7 April 2023
Daily Diary (DD) - Day 97 of 2023
Thursday, 6 April 2023
Daily Diary (DD) - Day 154 of 2023
2014hrs: If the foundation is peaceful and ethical, the democracy and legality will flow like a river and reach the ocean of humanity. ....
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1350hrs: Day 29 at Maqbool Bhat Shaheed Square - Dadyaal. 0808hrs .... I was trying to get hold of Saddaqat Mughal Kashmiri of Athmaqam in t...