Daily Diary (DD) - Day 181 of 2025

2133hrs:

Began my temporary retreat from Sharda, to concentrate on urgent administrative matters in my home district of Kotli. 

Travelling southwards....

Daily Diary (DD) - Day 180 of 2025

1127hrs:

Have walked on an empty stomach first thing in the morning, for the first time in quite a while, after waking up in Khwaja Seri, about 5 kilometres short of Sharda. 

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 179 of 2025

0920hrs:

Up and ready to travel further north, to the abode of my dreams. 

Daily Diary (DD) - Day 178 of 2025

2231hrs:

In the capital of AJK, Muzaffarabad. 

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 177 of 2025

2250hrs:

Have just reached Sudhangali, at over 7,000 feet above sea level. 

A lot more mileage covered today, compared to yesterday and the day before. 

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 176 of 2025

1336hrs:

In Dadyaal, as I was yesterday morning. Conducting an errand for home in Sehnsa.

Have clocked 133 kilometres already since yesterday morning, travelling from Dadyaal to Kotli and back last night. 

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 175 of 2025

0707hrs:

Ready for an important day in Kotli. 

Daily Diary (DD) - Day 174 of 2025

1906hrs:

I couldn't arrange a vehicle in time to get to Sharda and return to Kotli before tomorrow morning at 1100hrs.

I will now proceed tomorrow after the all-important public rally in the city in reference to #Release_Ayaz_Butt . 

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 173 of 2025

1255hrs:

Have almost recovered from my back pain and need to get to Sharda for an important piece of work before returning tomorrow evening to proceed with the practical formation of an 'Awaami Adaalat' in the district administrative & judicial complex in Kotli. 

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 172 of 2025

0510hrs:

A sleepless night, with a little rain but a lot of hours without electricity once again. 

There is much to address and most of it is addressable, if only our own people can see beyond their individual self-interest. 

Which is much easier said than done. 

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 171 of 2025

2324hrs:

I returned home yesterday evening to make final preparations to evict the colonial administrative structure dominating our district (and indeed the whole territory of AJK). 

We were deprived of electricity from about 2200hrs yesterday evening to about 1000hrs this morning. The sweltering heat enforced me to take a shower late at night, only to find myself unable to get up in the morning on account of a very painful back. I'm still trying to recover and thankfully the pain has receded considerably. 

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 170 of 2025

1535hrs:

A hot & humid day today in Kotli but one marches on regardless. 

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 169 of 2025

0428hrs:

Being in one of those unenviable situations where you can neither sleep nor remain productively awake. 

There is a lot to do today. 

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 168 of 2025

2033hrs:

A day of reflection at home before the big battle ahead. 

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 167 of 2025

1447hrs:

Fighting oppression as per daily duty. 

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 166 of 2025

0449hrs:

Today could prove to be the beginning of yet another era in the history of mankind. 

It is possible that by as early as next week, we could obtain confirmation as to whether this new era has indeed begun. Or whether it was another false alarm. 

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Judging by what emerged over the course of today, my thoughts earlier this morning have a true ring to them. 

We learned of the arrest and subsequent detention of Ayaz Siddique Butt at c. 1300hrs today (1pm). Thus was born the hashtag #Release_Ayaz_Butt . 

Here's the short interview we took of Ayaz Butt while meeting him in a room used as accommodation quarters by police employees:

Facebook Link

He had not been given any written evidence of the charges against him, even though he had been informed by police sources of his impending arrest more than a week ago and even when he insisted to see such while waiting at the police station. 

Thus, there was no written evidence of his arrest and in public interest it was crucial that we obtain Ayaz Butt's statement on video, before any opportunity to divert attention away from the actual (yet always deliberately concealed) complainant viz. the Pakistani Army, could be taken. 

As such cases have proliferated in AJK over the past few years in particular, especially in the wake of #RightsMovementAJK there is a very familiar pattern to such arrests and subsequent torture, including detention. A list of such co-citizens targeted by the Pakistani Army - through their clandestine agencies - is almost becoming voluminous:

The following list is not exhaustive but certainly a rising trend whereby the AJK police force is 'forced' to arrest their co-citizens on behalf of protecting 'public opinion as unreservedly in favour of the Pakistani State', to give the impression that when the Pakistani State rhetorically and intermittently reminds the world that it supports the right to self determination of the people of the State of Jammu & Kashmir, it isn't at all hypocritical. 

You cannot force a people in any given territory to like you, especially when you exploit their religious emotions in order to ruthlessly exploit their resources and give heavenly meaning to your corrupt existence.

1) Lala Sarfaraz in 2023 (deceased in 2024) 

n.b. This writer walked barefoot from Dadyaal to Rajhdhani in the scorching summer heat of 2023, in order to secure Lala Sarfaraz's release after he had strongly urged the Pakistani Army to militarily withdraw from Jammu & Kashmir as per UNCIP resolutions via Facebook posts. 

2) 

Daily Diary (DD) - Day 165 of 2025

1832hrs:

Have finally managed to oust myself from the relative comfort of home in hamlet Kokoi, village Gurutta, tehsil Sehnsa and am enroute to the district capital of Kotli. 

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 164 of 2025

2146hrs:

It was a night full of angst, feeling the heat of a burning forest nearby and not being able to prevent myself from cursing all those responsible. 

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 163 of 2025

1354hrs:

Another blistering day. Today is definitely my last day at home before I venture back out to Sharda for a few days. 

We still have our eyes on completing the last 2 remaining subdivisions (tehsils) of 35 in total viz. Hattian & Leepa. 

We are giving a few more days to our Jhelum Valley district administration to sort themselves out, else we mobilise a large number of our public to bring their inhumane activities to the fore.

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The following is the direction that the Pakistani State is dragging the people of AJK towards:

Here's the text of the tweet elaborating on this poster:

🧵 Thread: Justice for Zarnosh & Jabran – Victims of Extrajudicial Killings In Pakistan Occupied Kashmir.
1/
Two brothers.
Two funerals.
No trial.
No FIR.
Zarnosh Naseem & Jabran were killed without due process, labeled “terrorists” without proof, and denied basic legal rights.
This is a fight for truth and accountability.
#JusticeForZarnosh #JusticeForJabran
2/
Zarnosh was in police custody for 13 days.
Then released.
Weeks later, falsely linked to a murder he didn’t commit — on a day he was at a family wedding (with proof).
When he refused to do their dirty work, they hunted him.
Then killed him.
3/
His wife, Umme Ahmed, breaks her silence:
“He wasn’t a terrorist.
He was running for his life from the real criminals in uniform.
Even animals weren’t harmed by him — yet he was branded a terrorist.”
4/
Jabran – another innocent man – was also killed.
No investigation.
No accountability.
No explanation.
Just silence.
5/
The state arrested elderly women, tortured his aunt, and terrorized the family.
Yet, for 8 months, with all their force, they couldn’t catch him — because he didn’t commit any crime.
6/
This isn’t just about Zarnosh & Jabran.
It’s about the right to due process, the abuse of power, and fabricated labels used to silence dissent.
What happened to them can happen to anyone.
7/
📢 We demand:
•Judicial inquiry into the killings
•FIR for Jabran’s murder
•Transparent investigation
•End to false “terrorism” labels
🗓️ On June 12, Zarnosh’s family will gather at Bagh DC Office.
Join them. Raise your voice. Stand for justice.
8/
History will ask:
Where were you when they were killing sons without trials?
If we stay silent now, we fail them — and ourselves.
✊🏽 Speak up.
Retweet.
Show up.
#StopExtrajudicialKillings @UNHumanRights @UN @hrw @amnesty @BBCWorld @cnni #RulingEliteAJK
#JusticeForZarnosh
#JusticeForJabran
#HumanRights #POJK
#PakistanOccupiedKashmir

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The above referenced tweet can be accessed here . 

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 162 of 2025

1956hrs:

Getting ready to return to the road after a week's break at home. 

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 161 of 2025

2348hrs:

Leaving it dangerously late again. Recovering though and a re-alignment of priorities is in order. 

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 160 of 2025

2319hrs:

An ear-ache has been affecting my ability to function over the past couple of days. The pain is receding though. 

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 159 of 2025

1906hrs:

A day looking hard at the near distant future. 

Daily Diary (DD) - Day 158 of 2025

1205hrs:

The sacrifice has gone well. Now we are just trying to ensure that it reaches those who deserve it most. 

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 157 of 2025

2318hrs:

Another day of relaxing at home, after reaching here yesterday morning just before 0900hrs.

Looking forward to sacrificing a bull tomorrow, for the first time ever. 

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 156 of 2025

0455hrs:

Weblogging today's entry in Hajeera, as I continue to make my way home - station to station - from Muzaffarabad, since yesterday evening at 2030hrs.

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 155 of 2025

0946hrs:

Waking up in Thota near Garhi Dupatta, as we continue discussions with the public on how to penetrate the defences against peace laid out by external forces in this territory. 

We will be trying to meet the Deputy Commissioner of district Jhelum Valley today, to either assist us in overcoming these egotistical hurdles or to witness an escalation, initially through 500 members of the public assisting us in overcoming the Chattian checkpost after Eid. 

If the above peaceful assertion doesn't work then we will escalate this matter through diplomatic forums, as we have been compelled to do on previous occasions. In short, there is always a solution available in favour of the public. 

These external forces seem to be forever keen on humiliating themselves. 

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 154 of 2025

1211hrs:

Onwards and hopefully upwards beyond Chattian police checkpost today. 

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 153 of 2025

1012hrs:

We are still in Muzaffarabad but trying to proceed back to our remaining walking targets of Hattian, Chakothi and Leepa. 

Let's see what emerges. 

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 152 of 2025

2325hrs:

Leaving it late for a number of implausible reasons. 

We are still working away in Muzaffarabad.