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Saturday, 31 January 2026

Daily Diary (DD) - Day 31 of 2026

1006hrs:

I'm not escaping that 0900hrs waking up routine just yet. I'm also slipping into scrolling in the evening beyond 2000hrs when I should be asleep by that time, in order to get up at the appointed time of 0300hrs.

This has already proved costly and I continue counting on a daily basis.

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From a regional environmental point of view the following article reports an extremely disturbing phenomenon. Many thanks to SAPAN for bringing this to us:

Delhi and Lahore’s winter smog is dimming Kathmandu’s mountains too by Sapan News

Pollution from North India and Pakistan is clouding Kathmandu’s skies, exposing how shared airsheds are accelerating health crises and glacier melt. 

Read on Substack

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It was later in the day that we learned of Barrister Sultan Mehmood Chaudhry's demise. He also happened to be the president of AJK. The following eulogy by Dr Nazir Gilani (on the 2nd of February) couldn't be more precise and compact in its verdict:


!ایک بڑے گھرانے کا وضع دار سیاست دان  اللہ کے ہاں لوٹ گیا

 

 

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Public Finance Update:

Number of co-citizens who have paid their share (over 20 years): 
16
Number of co-citizens who have paid a portion to date, since direct public funding began in 2012:
207
Number of co-citizens who have promised to pay:
85
Number of co-citizens I have directly contacted since the 9th of October 2025 (of total 5,000):
537

Cash in Hand: 56,900
Cash Deposits: 2,45,143
Immediate Debts: 0 

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