Daily Diary (DD) - Day 31 of 2023

1748hrs:

Day 240 at Maqbool Bhat Shaheed Square - Dadyaal.

0651hrs

Attendance = 100%

Punctuality = 68%

163 days on time or early of 240

Punctuality deficit = 59 minutes 

Punctuality Consistency Status = 5 days 

Note: 120hrs completed at Square this morning, at precisely 0805hrs. A welcome contrast in the weather today. The sun is almost always welcome (For about 320 days of 365 in a year if we attempt to be precise, while 45 days of rain sprinkled throughout the year is necessary too).

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 30 of 2023

1037hrs:

Day 239 at Maqbool Bhat Shaheed Square - Dadyaal.

0744hrs

Attendance = 100%

Punctuality = 68%

162 days on time or early of 239

Punctuality deficit = 128 minutes 

Punctuality Consistency Status = 4 days 

Note: 96hrs completed at Square this morning, at precisely 0805hrs. It rained ferociously and incessantly since yesterday evening. Contingencies were activated but it was still a challenge.

I did get up earlier than 0744hrs but the phone battery was dead. Rain was lashing down and it took time to reactivate.

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I will endeavour to begin writing down my thoughts publicly, on a more regular basis. Of course I do write daily and copiously but as the level of interaction with my co-citizens is intensifying and we have reached a critical stage of our journey, our people need to be kept informed in real time of developments as they emerge.

There remains misunderstanding over the critical importance of population census data in 21st century governance. We are making inroads though, via our Sunday 'Legal Experts Q & A' Twitter Space @jkapublicagency.

I think it is high time that I repeat the importance, which I have been highlighting gradually since 2012.

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 29 of 2023

1717hrs:

Day 238 at Maqbool Bhat Shaheed Square - Dadyaal.

0659hrs

Attendance = 100%

Punctuality = 68%

161 days on time or early of 238

Punctuality deficit = 144 minutes 

Punctuality Consistency Status = 3 days 

Note: 72hrs completed at Square this morning, at precisely 0805hrs.

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 28 of 2023

2336hrs:

Day 237 at Maqbool Bhat Shaheed Square - Dadyaal.

0704hrs

Attendance = 100%

Punctuality = 68%

160 days on time or early of 237

Punctuality deficit = 205 minutes 

Punctuality Consistency Status = 2 days 

Note: We completed almost 48 hours at the Chowk this morning and a visible difference can be seen in the impact generated, on many counts.

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 27 of 2023

1552hrs:

Day 236 at Maqbool Bhat Shaheed Square - Dadyaal.

0654hrs

Attendance = 100%

Punctuality = 67%

159 days on time or early of 236

Punctuality deficit = 261 minutes 

Punctuality Consistency Status = 1 day 

Note: 24hrs completed at Square this morning, at precisely 0805hrs. The photo was taken soon after getting up viz. at 0654hrs. 

It did get cold at night but it was taken on the chin, as usual.

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 26 of 2023

1725hrs:

Day 235 at Maqbool Bhat Shaheed Square - Dadyaal.

0805hrs

Attendance = 100%

Punctuality = 67%

158 days on time or early of 235

Punctuality deficit = 327 minutes 

Punctuality Consistency Status = -5 days

Note: We still haven't broken this belated spell but we did decide yesterday to stay put in the Square 24/7, as from today. Continuing to use 0800hrs as the baseline, we will subtract or add the number of minutes to our punctuality status, according to the time we get up in the morning. Let's see what each coming day delivers.

 

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 25 of 2023

2357hrs:

Day 234 at Maqbool Bhat Shaheed Square - Dadyaal.

0921hrs

Attendance = 100%

Punctuality = 68%

158 days on time or early of 234

Punctuality deficit = 322 minutes 

Punctuality Consistency Status = -4 days

Note: When you drift away from your punctuality target for 4 days in a row, you know it is a slippery slope. Can we redeem ourselves from this point onwards?

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 24 of 2023

1221hrs:

Day 233 at Maqbool Bhat Shaheed Square - Dadyaal.

0826hrs

Attendance = 100%

Punctuality = 68%

158 days on time or early of 233

Punctuality deficit = 241 minutes 

Punctuality Consistency Status = -3 days

Note: We've now been late for 3 days in a row, hence the -3 denoted in the last row viz. Punctuality Consistency Status. The positive aspect is that the time of arrival is gradually making its way back to the 0800hrs watershed.

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 23 of 2023

1111hrs:

Day 232 at Maqbool Bhat Shaheed Square - Dadyaal.

0916hrs

Attendance = 100%

Punctuality = 68%

158 days on time or early of 232

Punctuality deficit = 215 minutes 

Punctuality Consistency Status = 0 days

Note: We seem to be spiralling downwards in our pursuit of punctuality. Something needs to be done to overturn this impending disaster.

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 22 of 2023

1059hrs:

Day 231 at Maqbool Bhat Shaheed Square - Dadyaal.

0923hrs

Attendance = 100%

Punctuality = 68%

158 days on time or early of 231

Punctuality deficit = 139 minutes 

Punctuality Consistency Status = 0 days

Note: No justification but we had our longest Twitter Space on record in 130 days last night. It almost reached 6 hours! I couldn't wind down before 0400hrs. 

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Week 11 already of our regular Sunday live broadcast on JKTV. We continue from where we left off last night - in our almost impromptu interview on the 'Maa Boli' programme on JKTV - in reference to the impending population census, to be carried out by Pakistan in AJK and Gilgit Baltistan:

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 21 of 2023

1828hrs:

Day 230 at Maqbool Bhat Shaheed Square - Dadyaal.

0800hrs

Attendance = 100%

Punctuality = 69%

158 days on time or early of 230

Punctuality deficit = 56 minutes 

Punctuality Consistency Status = 1 day

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Somewhat impromptu but necessary nonetheless:

Impending Population Census in #AJK & #GB

This is an administrative matter and who has the right to execute it?

October 24 1947 - A rebellion was conducted in my name, administered merely a tehsil away 76 years ago.....I deserve answers in 2023....I am JKA PUBLIC AGENCY

I participate in this interview from about 30 minutes onwards....

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 20 of 2023

1918hrs:

Day 229 at Maqbool Bhat Shaheed Square - Dadyaal.

0854hrs

Attendance = 100%

Punctuality = 69%

157 days on time or early of 229

Punctuality deficit = 56 minutes 

Punctuality Consistency Status = 0 days

Note: Severely late but cathartic somehow? Time will tell.

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 19 of 2023

1912hrs:

Day 228 at Maqbool Bhat Shaheed Square - Dadyaal.

0800hrs

Attendance = 100%

Punctuality = 69%

157 days on time or early of 228

Punctuality deficit = 2 minutes 

Punctuality Consistency Status = 8 days

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 18 of 2023

1208hrs:

Day 227 at Maqbool Bhat Shaheed Square - Dadyaal.

0800hrs

Attendance = 100%

Punctuality = 69%

156 days on time or early of 227

Punctuality deficit = 2 minutes 

Punctuality Consistency Status = 7 days

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 17 of 2023

1048hrs:

Day 226 at Maqbool Bhat Shaheed Square - Dadyaal.

0800hrs

Attendance = 100%

Punctuality = 69%

155 days on time or early of 226

Punctuality deficit = 2 minutes 

Punctuality Consistency Status = 6 days

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We spent almost 10 hours on the following document today:

 

Daily Diary (DD) - Day 16 of 2023

1514hrs:

Day 225 at Maqbool Bhat Shaheed Square - Dadyaal.

0759hrs

Attendance = 100%

Punctuality = 68%

154 days on time or early of 225

Punctuality deficit = 2 minutes 

Punctuality Consistency Status = 5 days

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 15 of 2023

2040hrs:

Day 224 at Maqbool Bhat Shaheed Square - Dadyaal.

0800hrs

Attendance = 100%

Punctuality = 68%

153 days on time or early of 224

Punctuality deficit = 3 minutes 

Punctuality Consistency Status = 4 days

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 14 of 2023

1158hrs:

Day 223 at Maqbool Bhat Shaheed Square - Dadyaal.

0758hrs

Attendance = 100%

Punctuality = 68%

152 days on time or early of 223

Punctuality deficit = 3 minutes 

Punctuality Consistency Status = 3 days

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 13 of 2023

1131hrs:

Day 222 at Maqbool Bhat Shaheed Square - Dadyaal.

0748hrs

Attendance = 100%

Punctuality = 68%

151 days on time or early of 222

Punctuality deficit = 5 minutes 

Punctuality Consistency Status = 2 days

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 12 of 2023

1934hrs:

Day 221 at Maqbool Bhat Shaheed Square - Dadyaal.

0746hrs

Attendance = 100%

Punctuality = 68%

150 days on time or early of 221

Punctuality deficit = 17 minutes 

Punctuality Consistency Status = 1 day

Note: The earliest for many a day. A relief too.

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 11 of 2023

1046hrs:

Day 220 at Maqbool Bhat Shaheed Square - Dadyaal.

0848hrs

Attendance = 100%

Punctuality = 68%

149 days on time or early of 220

Punctuality deficit = 31 minutes 

Punctuality Consistency Status = 0 days

Note: Yesterday's visit to the LOC in Smaahni was exhausting and resulted - this morning - in our worst punctuality performance for a long time. This has also converted our punctuality surplus into a deficit once again. 

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 10 of 2023

1050hrs:

Day 219 at Maqbool Bhat Shaheed Square - Dadyaal.

0800hrs

Attendance = 100%

Punctuality = 68%

149 days on time or early of 219

Punctuality surplus = 17 minutes 

Punctuality Consistency Status = 4 days

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 9 of 2023

1111hrs:

Day 218 at Maqbool Bhat Shaheed Square - Dadyaal.

0800hrs

Attendance = 100%

Punctuality = 68%

148 days on time or early of 218

Punctuality surplus = 17 minutes 

Punctuality Consistency Status = 3 days

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 8 of 2023

2129hrs:

Day 217 at Maqbool Bhat Shaheed Square - Dadyaal.

0800hrs

Attendance = 100%

Punctuality = 68%

147 days on time or early of 217

Punctuality surplus = 17 minutes 

Punctuality Consistency Status = 2 days

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Our weekly live video transmission from the Square is into its 9th consecutive week:

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 7 of 2023

1112hrs:

Day 216 at Maqbool Bhat Shaheed Square - Dadyaal.

0800hrs

Attendance = 100%

Punctuality = 68%

146 days on time or early of 216

Punctuality surplus = 17 minutes 

Punctuality Consistency Status = 1 day

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I have been meaning to attend this monthly event for many months now:

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The following video is an example of daylight robbery in Gilgit Baltistan. Namely, of how resources are extracted mercilessly from the most precious territory in the world:

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 6 of 2023

1137hrs:

Day 215 at Maqbool Bhat Shaheed Square - Dadyaal.

0813hrs

Attendance = 100%

Punctuality = 67%

145 days on time or early of 215

Punctuality surplus = 17 minutes 

Punctuality Consistency Status = 0 days

Note: All deficiencies in punctuality are avoidable. Today's was even more so.

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 5 of 2023

1131hrs:

Day 214 at Maqbool Bhat Shaheed Square - Dadyaal.

0800hrs

Attendance = 100%

Punctuality = 68%

145 days on time or early of 214

Punctuality surplus = 30 minutes 

Punctuality Consistency Status = 4 days

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 4 of 2023

1124hrs:

Day 213 at Maqbool Bhat Shaheed Square - Dadyaal.

0759hrs

Attendance = 100%

Punctuality = 68%

144 days on time or early of 213

Punctuality surplus = 30 minutes 

Punctuality Consistency Status = 3 days

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We have streamlined the proposed snapshot Citizen's Charter in the following manner:

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 3 of 2023

1835hrs:

Day 212 at Maqbool Bhat Shaheed Square - Dadyaal.

0800hrs

Attendance = 100%

Punctuality = 68%

143 days on time or early of 212

Punctuality surplus = 29 minutes 

Punctuality Consistency Status = 2 days

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 2 of 2023

1101hrs:

Day 211 at Maqbool Bhat Shaheed Square - Dadyaal.

0751hrs

Attendance = 100%

Punctuality = 67%

142 days on time or early of 211

Punctuality surplus = 29 minutes 

Punctuality Consistency Status = 1 day

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Looking back on the first day of last year viz. 2022 but a day late in 2023:

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 1 of 2023

1932hrs:

Day 210 at Maqbool Bhat Shaheed Square - Dadyaal.

0805hrs

Attendance = 100%

Punctuality = 67%

141 days on time or early of 210

Punctuality surplus = 20 minutes 

Punctuality Consistency Status = 0 days

Note: Today's photo was taken from an angle never taken before. It can be described as the southern entrance of the Square. It should be remembered that the daily photo taken at the Square is usually the western entrance, which is the only entrance that remains open.  

Meanwhile, our punctuality percentage has dropped a point for the first time in a long time, on account of being late for 2 consecutive days in a row. Our daily diversion towards Sehnsa for the past week and the past 2 days in particular created challenges which we were unable to fully rise to.

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Financial Year 01/01/2023 - 31/12/2023

Public Finance Source:

All citizens of AJK (excluding all other parts of JKA) whose assets/annual income is > 1 crore PK rupees or c. £37,000 (UK pound sterling) 

Should pay: 

60,000 for the year or 5,000 a month or 164 PK rupees a day

Global economies that matter most to us at this stage of our evolution as a State (Currency Conversion Rates - CCR - against the PK Rupee, provided by Google at c. midday):

(Figures quoted are to the nearest whole number) 

1) United Kingdom (UK)

CCR: £1 pound sterling = 272.99

£220 a year = £18 a month = 60 pence a day 

2) United States of America (USA)

CCR: $1 = 226.16

$265 a year = $22 a month = 73 cents a day

3) Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA)

CCR: Saudi Riyal = 60.15

998 Riyals a year = 83 Riyals a month = 3 Riyals a day

4) United Arab Emirates (UAE)

CCR: UAE Dirham = 61.58

974 Dirhams a year = 81 Dirhams a month = 3 Dirhams a day

5) Republic of India

CCR: Indian Rupees = 2.74

22,000 Indian Rupees a year = 1,825 Indian Rupees a month = 60 Indian Rupees a day

6) People's Republic of China

CCR: Chinese Yuan = 32.78

1,830 Chinese Yuan a year = 153 Chinese Yuan a month = 5 Chinese Yuan a day

7) Republic of Singapore 

CCR: Singapore Dollar = 168.62

356 Singaporean Dollars a year = 30 Singaporean Dollars a month = 98 Singaporean cents a day

8) Swiss Confederation

CCR: Swiss Franc = 244.83

245 Swiss Francs a year = 20 Swiss Francs a month = 67 Rappen

9) State of Qatar

CCR: Qatari Rial = 62.12

966 Qatari Rial a year = 81 Qatari Rial a month = 3 Qatari Rial a day

10) Dominion of Canada

CCR: Canadian Dollar = 166.99

359 Canadian Dollars a year = 30 Canadian Dollars a month = 98 Cents a day

11) Kingdom of Norway

CCR: Norwegian Krone = 22.98

2,610 Norwegian Krone a year = 218 Norwegian Krone a month = 7 Norwegian Krone a day

12) Republic of Estonia

CCR: Euro = 241.60

248 Euros a year = 21 Euros a month = 68 Cents a day

13) Republic of Iceland

CCR: Icelandic Krona = 1.59

37,736 Icelandic Krona a year = 3,145 Icelandic Krona a month = 103 Icelandic Krona a day

14) Republic of Botswana

CCR: Botswanan Pula = 17.78

3,375 Botswanan Pula a year = 281 Botswanan Pula a month = 9 Botswanan Pula a day

15) Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan

CCR: Afghan Afghani = 2.54

23,622 Afghan Afghani a year = 1,969 Afghan Afghani a month = 65 Afghan Afghani a day

16) Republic of Uzbekistan

CCR: Uzbekistani Som = 0.02

2,962,066 Uzbekistani Som a year = 246,839 Uzbekistani Som a month = 8,115 Uzbekistani Som a day

Note:

In total and ultimately there are 256 political entities we have to give consideration to in terms of security, governance, economy and culture; without affecting our geopolitical neutrality. They consist of nation States or State nations, significant multinational corporations and regional/global forums etc.

The next 16 in sequence - to be added to the 16 cited above will be as follows. We are adding entities according to our proximity to them or relevance to our economy in particular: 

17) Turkey

18) Iran

19) Bhutan

20) Russia

21) France

22) Germany

23) Bangladesh

24) Ireland

25) Tunisia

26) Sweden

27) Finland

28) Belgium

29) Holland

30) Brazil

31) Oman

32) Italy

In the 3rd tier would be:

33) Japan

34) South Africa

35) Israel-Palestine

36) Pakistan

37) Malaysia

38) Indonesia

39) South Korea

40) Nepal

41) Spain

42) Portugal

43) Morocco

44) Egypt

45) Argentina

46) Bahrain

47) Kuwait

48) Kyrgyzstan

Meanwhile, this year we also need to:

Map out roads to:

East

Singapore

Beijing

West

Istanbul

London

 

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Meanwhile, it so happened that our weekly live video transmission every Sunday on JKTV, fell on the first day of the year:

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