Daily Diary (DD) - Day 90 of 2025

2357hrs:

I have come mighty close to losing everything again...with barely 3 minutes to spare... 

Inexcusable! 

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 89 of 2025

0509hrs:

Getting sharper not long after our final Sehri of Ramadhan 2025.

That 0500hrs start every day is our enviable target. 

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The formation of a genuinely free government in the territory of AJK in 2025

Internal Political Process - AJK 

Global media reference:

As referenced on Al Jazeera (post 5 August 2019) on 8 November 2019. (After 19 minutes of the following link) 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9aTCXPtDnU8

Objective: 

To implement a genuinely free people's government in the territory controversially described as 'Azad Jammu & Kashmir' or AJK for short, by adopting the methodology of direct democracy; motivated by the universal concept of popular sovereignty and widely referenced by Britain, India & Pakistan upon entry into this State (of JKA) in 1947, as well as subsequently by the United Nations.

Global academic reference:

OBMs or Ownership Building Measures is a concept introduced by this writer in a Srinagar based English daily - namely 'Rising Kashmir' in April 2011 - indicating that if the people of this territory did not 'own' stakes in the running of this territory there is unlikely to be a solution to conflict. This concept was referenced by the late Professor Richard Bonney at a Kashmir Conference hosted in a committee room of the UK parliament in May 2011.

https://tanveerandkashmir.blogspot.com/2011/04/from-cbms-to-obms.html

External:

The implementation of this government will stall all backdoor agreements made by India & Pakistan with the tacit approval of the international community, in contravention of international law.

Internal:

It will also give a human & public service dimension to governance in this territory; incorporating the tenets of transparency, meritocracy, inclusivity and accountability into its structure; all absent in the prevailing structure since 1947.

Economic Projection:

The 10 year economic projection of this territory is a 100 fold increase (10, 000%) whereby the current governing structure operates on a budget of less than 1 billion (US) dollars; whereas with all economic levers vested in a genuinely free government, it will rise to over 100 billion dollars by 2035.

The responsibility to finance this internal political process also rests with the actual stakeholders (titled rather than claimants aka India & Pakistan) and a financial structure has been created entitled #PeaceBondAJK2025 giving each citizen - rich and poor - equal stakes in realising this genuinely free government. 

Brief historical background:

There have been 3 previous unsuccessful announcements of such a government, in an attempt to transition from autocratic forms of constitutionalism & governance to a genuinely democratic form, that references the people from the ground up. It is also clear that our neighbours as well as the wider world have failed to successfully assist us in this regard and that we can no longer afford to accommodate misplaced optimism.

These aforementioned announcements were all unsuccessful for a number of reasons but at the very least because they did not include sequence 1, 2 & 3 as follows in an adequate manner.

The sequence of this internally designed political process:

1) The People's Reference - #AJKReferendum2023

A genuine public mandate must be created (by asking a relevant question to all co-citizens over the age of 16) which clarifies the basic dimensions of a free government, accountable to its people and not to any external power. 

2) Internal Political Process - #PublicAssemblyAJK

Genuine political representation must emerge which operates according to the public mandate in step 1. How many political constituencies should there be in AJK and how can we ensure each constituency has an identical number of voters? 

3) Constitutional & administrative (re) formation - #AwaamiAdaalatAJK

What are the technical requirements for such a government in the 21st century? How can we ensure complexities in relation to punishment and reward are correctly balanced and every co-citizen is committed to such? 

4) Establishment of a genuine people's government in AJK (nomenclature maybe changed at that stage)

Rather than mere announcements, emerging through the previous 3 steps will realise a functioning government delivering to its people from day 1.

Since July 2024, we have established a 56 member consultancy group to academically critique the formation of this government, the quorum of which is still c. 20% incomplete. We are now (since March 2025) seeking public statements in response to this internal political process: from all political parties, alliances and committees (including Joint Awami Action Committee #JAAC ), that are committed to the people's reference. 

For further references and elaboration please contact Tanveer Ahmed - an independent action-oriented public policy researcher, working un-interrupted on the ground in AJK since April 2005.

Contact: 00 92 (0) 343 0860380

JKA PUBLIC AGENCY Note: #E120030032025

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Update: 

We subsequently published an Urdu version of the above note on the 30th of June (2025):

آزاد جموں و کشمیر (اے جے کے) میں حقیقی طور پہ آزاد عوامی حکومت کا قیام — 2025

مقاصد:

آذاد جموں و کشمیر میں ایک حقیقی نمائندہ، شفاف اور جوابدہ حکومت کا قیام، جو عوامی اقتدار اعلیٰ اور براہِ راست جمہوریت کے اصولوں پر مبنی ہو، تاکہ 1947 سے جاری بیرونی مداخلت اور نامکمل خودمختاری (ڈوگرہ راج سے عوامی راج) کے بحران کا حل نکالا جا سکے۔

پس منظر اور حوالہ جات:

بین الاقوامی میڈیا حوالہ:

الجزیرہ نے صاحب تحریر سے (8 نومبر 2019)  5 اگست 2019 کے بعد منقسم ریاست جموں کشمیر کے مستقبل کے حوالہ سے کچھ سوالات پوچھے جس کا تجزیہ راقم نے مندرجہ ذیل لنک میں پیش کیا, جو اس ویڈیو کے 19 ویں منٹ کے بعد شروع ہوتا ہے___

یوٹیوب لنک:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9aTCXPtDnU8

بین الاقوامی علمی حوالہ:

راقم نے اونرشپ بلڈنگ میژرز (OBMs) کا تصور، اپریل 2011 میں "رائزنگ کشمیر" میں دیا،  جسے بعد میں مرحوم پروفیسر رچرڈ بونی نے برطانوی پارلیمان کے ایک اجلاس (مئی 2011) میں تسلیم کیا۔

مزید تفصیل:

https://tanveerandkashmir.blogspot.com/2011/04/from-cbms-to-obms.html

مختصر تاریخی تناظر:

1947 سے اب تک اے جے کے میں ایسی کوئی حکومت قائم نہیں ہو سکی جو عوامی اختیار اور شفافیت پر مبنی ہو۔ تین سابقہ اعلانات ناکام رہے کیونکہ انہوں نے ایک جامع اندرونی سیاسی عمل کو مدنظر نہیں رکھا۔

اندرونی سیاسی عمل کے چار مراحل:

1) عوامی ریفرنڈم –

#AJKReferendum2023

16 سال سے زائد عمر کے تمام شہریوں سے ایک بنیادی سوال کے ذریعے عوامی مینڈیٹ حاصل کر رہے ہیں۔

مقصد:

یہ طے کرنا کہ حقیقی عوامی مینڈیٹ اور حقیقی آزاد حکومت کی شکل کیا ہونی چاہئیے, جو کسی بیرونی طاقت کے بجائے یہاں کے عوام کے سامنے جوابدہ ہو۔

2) اندورنی سیاسی ڈھانچہ – 

#PublicAssemblyAJK

مساوی ووٹروں پر مبنی سیاسی حلقوں کی تشکیل، ہر حلقے میں ایک جیسی آبادی یقینی بنانا تاکہ سیاسی نمائندگی منصفانہ ہو۔

3) آئینی اور انتظامی اصلاحات – 

#AwaamiAdaalatAJK

21ویں صدی کے تقاضوں کے مطابق ایک قانونی و انتظامی نظام کی تشکیل، ان اقدار کا نفاذ: شفافیت، قابلیت، شمولیت، اور احتساب، جزا و سزا کے اصولوں کو متوازن کرنا تاکہ ہر شہری اپنے حصے کی ذمہ داری کا پابند ہو۔

4) حقیقی عوامی حکومت کا قیام – 2025

مذکورہ تین مراحل کی تکمیل کے بعد حقیقی عوامی حکومت کا قیام۔

محض اعلان نہیں بلکہ فوری عوامی خدمات کی فراہمی کے ساتھ فعال حکومت کا آغاز۔

ممکنہ طور پر "آزاد جموں و کشمیر" کی نئی اصطلاح یا شناخت بھی متعارف کرائی جائے گی۔

مالیاتی اور تزویراتی اختراع:

#PeaceBondAJK2025

ایک ایسا مالیاتی ماڈل جس کے ذریعے ہر شہری — امیر یا غریب — کو حکومت میں براہ راست حصہ دار بنایا جائے گا۔

بیرونی امداد کی بجائے مقامی وسائل اور عوامی سرمایہ کاری پر انحصار۔

معاشی حکمت عملی:

اگلے 10 سالوں میں معیشت میں 100 گنا اضافہ (%10,000) متوقع۔

موجودہ آذاد جموں و کشمیر کی حکومت کا بجٹ 1 ارب امریکی ڈالر سے کم ہے، لیکن آزاد حکومت کی صورت میں 2035 تک 100 ارب ڈالر تک پہنچ سکتا ہے۔

اندرونی اور بیرونی اثرات:

اندرونی طور پر:

انسانی بنیادوں پر عوامی خدمت، عوامی شراکت داری، اور شفاف حکمرانی کو فروغ دینا۔

بیرونی طور پر:

بھارت، پاکستان اور بین الاقوامی طاقتوں کے درمیان طے شدہ خفیہ معاہدوں کو چیلنج کرنا, جو بین الاقوامی قانون کی خلاف ورزی کے مترادف ہیں۔

علمی و عوامی مشاورت:

جولائی 2024 سے اب تک ایک 56 رکنی مشاورتی گروپ قائم کیا جا چکا ہے, تاکہ حکومت سازی کے اس عمل پر علمی تنقید اور بہتری کی تجاویز مستقل بنیادوں پر حاصل کی جا سکیں۔

مارچ 2025 سے تمام سیاسی جماعتوں، اتحادوں، اور کمیٹیوں (بشمول جوائنٹ  عوامی ایکشن کمیٹی

#JAAC )

سے عوامی موقف طلب کیا جا رہا ہے جو اپنے آپ کو عوامی ریفرنس کے پابند ظاہر کرتے ہیں۔

رابطہ کریں:

(تنویر احمد ایک غیر جانبدار، عمل پر مبنی پبلک پالیسی محقق ہیں جو  اپریل 2005 سے مسلسل میدانِ عمل میں متحرک ہیں)

فون: 

0092 (0) 343 0860380

JKA PUBLIC AGENCY Note: #U104330062025

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 88 of 2025

1433hrs:

Totally forgot about writing this morning at the appointed time. 

In Bhimber for public consultation and preparing to proceed to Chamb, to meet the demands of my Hindu brethren who lived there pre 1971.

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 87 of 2025

1121hrs:

I missed Sehri today for the first time in a while. It doesn't matter, though it makes our fast today all the more interesting and challenging. 

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 86 of 2025

1211hrs:

I did remember at about a quarter past 5 this morning but was too tired to write at that time. 

Now fresh and ready to tackle the bazaar of Chowki before I proceed on my walk towards Smaahni....

Daily Diary (DD) - Day 85 of 2025

0513hrs:

It is convenient that our optimum time for daily weblogging almost coincides with the time to close Sehri in Ramadhan.

Let us see how we fare beyond this holy month. 

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 84 of 2025

0520hrs:

Again, too busy elsewhere to be punctual. 

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 83 of 2025

0457hrs:

Blogging 3 minutes before the optimum time can be considered as beginning to make up for the lapse in punctuality hitherto. 

Long may this continue. 

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 82 of 2025

1653hrs:

Again, I forgot to blog this morning at 0500hrs. Nevertheless, I have remembered much earlier than yesterday. 

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 81 of 2025

2323hrs:

It seems that I totally forgot about blogging this morning at 0500hrs, despite being fully awake. 

We learn that checking what one did in the morning is necessary in the evening, otherwise there is much to lose from carelessness or oblivion. 

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 80 of 2025

0508hrs:

I would have been late by just 4 minutes rather than the 8 minutes that I was, if the internet service had been a bit kinder. Of that there is little chance under the current prevailing structure of mis-governance in the territory, dubiously described as AJK. 

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 79 of 2025

0545hrs:

Missed the boat once again, despite being awake and free after Sehri to input today's brief note at the optimum time of 0500hrs.

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 78 of 2025

2058hrs:

Missing Sehri in Ramadhan also means delaying our daily post. 

Every day involves walking about 10 kilometres and also attending the Courts of Kotli, which all evidence suggests that it needs to be shutdown. 

I'm focussed on that despite the main mission of reaching Sharda by the 18th of April. 

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 77 of 2025

0511hrs:

Almost missed a trick there by just realising that 0500hrs is the best of starts to the day - in my context - and I almost forgot. 

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 76 of 2025

0504hrs:

Just 4 minutes later than the appointed time to begin the day, by gearing one's thoughts into a sequence nice and early. 

Daily Diary (DD) - Day 75 of 2025

0547hrs:

Only 47 minutes later than the ideal time to post on a daily basis. 

On the 179th anniversary of a highly contentious date in the history of this territory, that gestated pre and post 16 March 1846 to a modern nation State, with a similar European colonial involvement as witnessed throughout the world a century later. 

Every transaction has its pros and cons. In the matter of Statecraft even more so. 

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 74 of 2025

2333hrs:

This has been my best start to the year so far in 20 years of.....attempting to publish a daily public post of my thoughts; though I am pushing my luck a bit by inputting this late in the day. 

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 73 of 2025

2126hrs:

Slightly earlier and better than yesterday but still very far from efficient. 

We're back on the road today. 

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 72 of 2025

2333hrs:

Leaving our daily input dangerously late again. 

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 71 of 2025

1612hrs:

This 3rd break from my #Sehnsa2Sharda journey is also taking longer than anticipated. However, we are almost ready to re-begin this journey for the 4th and final phase which should take me back to Andhrala Katera in Khuiratta. 

Then onto Khuiratta town, then Charoi, then Smaahni (if time permits) before venturing back up North to Khaigalla, from where I will take the straight route (though I will need to touch Bagh city) towards Muzaffarabad division and onto Sharda, to reach there by April the 18th.

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 70 of 2025

1808hrs:

Inputting today's entry almost on the stroke of iftaar. 

A lot of thoughts mixed with a proportionate amount of action. 

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 69 of 2025

1638hrs:

Back to work with relish and purpose, as is needed.

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 68 of 2025

1623hrs:

Much of a rest day today before the inevitable storm.

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 67 of 2025

0733hrs:

The previous night has been an all-nighter. The first in a very long time. 

The demands of public interest work demanded such. I hope I can avoid it in future, as I have been doing.

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 66 of 2025

2254hrs:

It's never wise to leave our daily diary input so late.

A lot of civil commotion is being generated by the inhumane system of governance here. The young students of this territory are sensing the heat and will no doubt react imminently.

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 65 of 2025

1426hrs:

The best feature of Ramadan is the daily practice of self-control. 

Those who control themselves control their destiny and the world we live in. 

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 64 of 2025

1856hrs:

Have returned home after spending just over 24 hours in our district capital Kotli.

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 63 of 2025

2017hrs:

That thought of Leonardo da Vinci really chimed late last night. 

So late yet it should have been included in yesterday's diary, as it flashed just beyond 2300hrs on that date.

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 62 of 2025

2041hrs:

It's been a tense day, even infuriating at times but I will always remain in control of my temperament and maintain decisions that only reflect public interest, equivalent to the national interest of JKA. 

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 61 of 2025

1925hrs:

The first day of Ramadhan in 2025 went quite well, despite me not being able to awake for Sehri. When I did eventually get up at 1000hrs I also managed to walk 3 odd kilometres and back, without too much difficulty.

In the evening, just before breaking my fast at c. 1802hrs I also managed to take a walk to the graveyard to visit my naani.

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 60 of 2025

1245hrs:

Getting noticeably stronger and more in tune with my daily duties than I have been for the past 2 weeks or so. 

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