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Friday, 31 May 2024

Daily Diary (DD) - Day 152 of 2024

2316hrs:

Settling in but still many an hour in the day can be spent better. I couldn't sleep till c. 0500hrs and thus waking before 1100hrs was difficult.

A significant positive today was that we were able to revive our weekly 'Awaami Adaalat' or 'Court of the Public' at Jammu Chowk, Sehnsa after an enforced absence of 3 weeks:


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Thursday, 30 May 2024

Daily Diary (DD) - Day 151 of 2024

1735hrs:

After a false start on the day before yesterday, I'm now firmly back in my groove 21 days after that epoch-changing dawn raid at my home by AJK police in the early hours of the 9th of May (2024).

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I've been waking up at c. 1000hrs almost every morning since that day but this morning, I've managed to bring it down to 0800hrs. Obviously, I need to work harder to bring it down to the optimum of 0500hrs.

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Wednesday, 29 May 2024

Tuesday, 28 May 2024

Daily Diary (DD) - Day 149 of 2024

2029hrs:

It has been precisely 20 days since I last sat at my desk. 7 of those days were spent in Kotli jail. 

The point is, when a rhythm breaks, it takes time to re-establish it.

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We received our first and only response to date in reference to the alert to the 'international community' sent out on the 5th of May:


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Monday, 27 May 2024

Daily Diary (DD) - Day 148 of 2024

2316hrs:

Another day of protest. 2 hours at the mercy of the sun but the dedication of the public of Sehnsa is unwavering. 

Here's our Facebook offering for the day:


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Sunday, 26 May 2024

Daily Diary (DD) - Day 147 of 2024

2318hrs:

Back in Sehnsa, preparing to sleep for the first time in my bed since that ridiculously ill-fated morning of the 9th of May, when my bed was surrounding by more than a dozen policemen, without notice or due legal procedure.

Thankfully, it is not only my world that has changed. 

Saturday, 25 May 2024

Daily Diary (DD) - Day 146 of 2024

2333hrs:

Encountering very weak connectivity today. Putting up with a lot as it is. Change is driven by such conditions precisely.

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Friday, 24 May 2024

Daily Diary (DD) - Day 145 of 2024

2054hrs:

Out and about. To and fro from Dadyaal to Mirpur. A lot is brewing and it all needs to be consumed, then digested before one can lay solid public policy prescriptions for such unprecedented conditions in AJK.

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Our online petition has finally reached its first milestone of a thousand signatures. We still have a long way to go:


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Tuesday, 21 May 2024

Monday, 20 May 2024

Daily Diary (DD) - Day 141 of 2024

2307hrs:

Pursuing our political prisoner's release today. Of more immediate concern is the plight of our sole female prisoner Nasrin Farooq, who is in urgent need of medical attention after the brutal torture meted out to her by male police officers since her arrest on the 11th of May.

We cover her plight in our Facebook post today:



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Sunday, 19 May 2024

Daily Diary (DD) - Day 140 of 2024

2320hrs:

Our 7 political prisoners in Mangla are on my mind foremost. It could be criminal if I return to Sehnsa without securing their release.

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Saturday, 18 May 2024

Daily Diary (DD) - Day 139 of 2024

2323hrs:

A lot of the day spent out and about in Mirpur. Leaving little time for documentation.

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Friday, 17 May 2024

Thursday, 16 May 2024

Daily Diary (DD) - Day 137 of 2024

2334hrs:

I can welcome myself back after an enforced hiatus of 8 days. 7 days of incarceration from 0500hrs on Day 130 of 2024 to 1200hrs (midday) on Day 137 of 2024 and one day due to an enforced AJK-wide blockage of internet connectivity, which was unblocked at about midday today.

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During our detention an important (AJK) High Court decision to quash the detainment of 2 local lawyers (namely Malik Abdul Raheem and Shah Nawaz Ali Sher) under 3 MPO (Maintenance of Public Order), on the 13th of May 2024 was made. This could have implications for future such detainments under the guise of maintaining public order, to suppress the genuine indigenous rights movement developing in AJK, under the guidance of the Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC). Here's a copy of the decision:

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Wednesday, 8 May 2024

Daily Diary (DD) - Day 129 of 2024

1610hrs:

Momentum took me all the way to 0700hrs this morning before I finally fell asleep. I even almost got up for my morning walk at c. 0600hrs but thought better of it as it could have exhausted me for the rest of the day. Instead, I opted to sleep and got up at 1300hrs. It was 6 hours of sleep, an optimum amount but at totally the wrong time of day. Nevertheless, 129 days into the year and we battle on.

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This should be self-explanatory:

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An Urdu video explanation of the 'Averting a Security Crisis in AJK':


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An example of how Pakistan's clandestine agencies try and threaten our people for peacefully protesting for their rights:

(The number of the person making the call is also included):


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1981, Margaret Thatcher and the Mujahideen:


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Tuesday, 7 May 2024

Daily Diary (DD) - Day 128 of 2024

2329hrs:

Fared today similar to yesterday viz. midnight to 1000hrs....thus I need to work out what is preventing me from waking at 0500hrs as I was doing not long ago.

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Worth knowing:


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The first sign of solidarity for #RightsMovementAJK from across the LOC and from a Kashmiri Pandit no less:

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Monday, 6 May 2024

Daily Diary (DD) - Day 127 of 2024

1240hrs:

Fared a bit better today, waking at 1000hrs after sleeping close to midnight. A lot to do and for that I need to be active for 17 hours a day.

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Sunday, 5 May 2024

Daily Diary (DD) - Day 126 of 2024

1706hrs:

Another lapse this morning despite sleeping close to midnight and waking up fresh at 0700hrs. Nevertheless, I drifted back to sleep until about 1100hrs when some guests arrived.

Today, I'm about to write possibly the most important letter in my life yet, given the onset of a security crisis in AJK. 

Here it is:

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Initially published on Facebook on the 25th of February at Mirpur, here's an X (platform) update on our direct application to the public for the absent role of public policy administrator in AJK:

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Saturday, 4 May 2024

Daily Diary (DD) - Day 125 of 2024

1314hrs:

I spent the early hours of this morning (0000hrs to 0300hrs) following Luton Town's progress at the tail-end of their first campaign back in the Premier league after over 3 decades. They pushed hard for a win but remain in a very precarious position, needing the other 2 contenders (Nottingham Forest & Burnley) for the 2 remaining relegation spots to falter in their 3 remaining games.

Luton Town's passion on the field and the spirit of their fans are the talk of the country and it would be safe to say that most 'neutrals' would like Luton to stay up.

On the bright side. the BBC have finally quoted AJK along with my comment for the first time:

Meanwhile, having slept at 0300hrs I managed to wake up an hour earlier than yesterday viz. 1100hrs, thus much improvement needed. One of the positives over the past few days is that I'm maintaining a gruelling 1.5 hour walk soon after waking up and have also begun using light weights later in the day during this period.

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Friday, 3 May 2024

Daily Diary (DD) - Day 124 of 2024

2009hrs:

Despite sleeping close to midnight, I couldn't wake at 0500hrs or even 0900hrs, rather I got up just beyond midday. 'Enjoying' almost 12 hours of sleep. This is a move in the wrong direction despite the fact that I'm maintaining the new dietary pattern of eating well in the morning and then just having a cereal in the evening while missing lunch. In fact, I even missed out on eating my evening cereal yesterday.

Obviously, we throttle on despite everything.

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The security situation in AJK is at its most perilous post 1947 given the AJK government and it's sponsor Pakistan's inability to contain a year long peaceful resistance to:

1) Unwarranted hikes on the price of electricity in a territory producing much more than its own needs.
2) Inaccessibility to subsidised flour for the affected masses at large.
3) Unnecessary privileges & perks enjoyed by the bureaucracy & politicians of AJK  

With a nationwide 'Long March' announced by the Joint Awaami Action Committee AJK for the 11th of May (2024), the following government circular looks ominous and it has been followed up with a drastic increase in Pakistani troops throughout the rural & urban landscape of AJK to crush this peaceful & persistent resistance:

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Thursday, 2 May 2024

Daily Diary (DD) - Day 123 of 2024

1330hrs:

Faring better today than yesterday. Woke at 0830hrs after sleeping at around midnight. Resumed my 1.5 hour morning walk after an unnecessary break of 2 days.

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Wednesday, 1 May 2024

Daily Diary (DD) - Day 122 of 2024

1605hrs:

A slack day today after making some progress over the past week. Got up at 0900hrs today despite sleeping at around midnight. Slept an additional couple of hours between 1300hrs and 1500hrs.

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The People's Mandate! Isn't that such a relevant subject for us in JKA?


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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 18 of 2025

0459hrs: Even a minute earlier than scheduled.