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Day 164 is heavy, not for anything else but our overwhelming commitments to the public of AJK in particular and the people of JKA in general.
While it thankfully remains relatively quiet in Rawalakot, Panjera (in Mirpur division but on the Southern borders of Poonch division) has been under siege for the past 6 days. Various protests by all strata of society are also erupting in various other parts of the territory.
The Pakistanis are using very heavy military grade munitions in a desperate attempt to get their way. The following is one such example:
Today's Instagram notes:
Day 164 of Pakistan's latest illegal war on Jammu & Kashmir
(Sun 15 Nov - Day 319 of 2026)
Today's notes are the content of a petition - drafted today - for the people (voters) in Luton's 2 parliamentary constituencies:
After 164 days (Sunday 15 November 2026) of an imposed conflict by the State of Pakistan on the territory of Azad Jammu & Kashmir (AJK) we - the people of this territory under siege - wish to implement a peaceful solution using peaceful means, designed over 2 decades of independent research within this very territory, on the initiative of a British citizen with origins over a millennium old here.
We understand that a 'conflict economy' stands in our way and we respectfully would like to point out that this structure of governance & statecraft was designed and implemented by the outgoing British colonial empire.
It is precisely for this reason that many a UK MP over the past 8 decades has urged the UK government to fulfill its historic, legal & ethical responsibilities towards the State of Jammu & Kashmir.
While we appreciate the UK's continuous engagement with the State of Pakistan and their concern for the safety of British citizens here in AJK, this has not prevented Pakistan from using heavy military grade and even anti-tank weapons to try and crush the just demands of peaceful protestors. The UK government's current levels of engagement since our first letter addressed to them on the 2nd of June 2026 (3 days before this fresh invasion) will not - we fear - prevent indiscriminate air attacks on the public space in Poonch, controlled by the Jammu Kashmir Joint Awami Action Committee (JK JAAC), since the 9th of June 2026. This public space also holds many a British citizen.
Apart from all the other public activities taking place in the UK by the AJK diaspora, we now wish to take this engagement to the next level; in a bid to save the lives, wealth & honour of our people.
This petition is aimed at convincing/persuading/demanding - via their constituents - that the 2 UK MPs representing (Luton South and South Bedfordshire) Rachel Hopkins MP and (Luton North) Sarah Owen MP, that they should take the initiative to help restore a peaceful environment in the territory of AJK, by coming to visit the women of Rawalakot (and Poonch in general). In order to understand from their perspective what this siege means for them. Especially, as most of them - hitherto this invasion - were never involved in any public rights activism.
Universally speaking, it is women who suffer most from conflict and benefit most from peace. In that sense, their stakes are much higher.
We hope that by signing this petition, the constituents of both Luton constituencies will play their part in restoring peace to this region.
Finally, this step has been taken in this manner after comprehensively understanding the capabilities (or lack thereof) of the AJK government or more so the Pakistani government, playing a meaningful role to restore peace here. The 'conflict economy' structure stands in the way above all. We did attempt - from as early as November 2025 - to engage UK MPs of AJK origin in matters of peace here, understanding full well that whatever the State of Pakistan would commit here in terms of human rights violations, would directly affect our diaspora in the UK, some of whom have their roots in the UK since the 1890s.
We now understand that we have to engage the UK public in general - particularly beginning with Luton where this writer spent the most crucial formative years of his life - and engage women in general, who we are sure will have most impact in resolving this crisis, as well as other crisis throughout the world.
If you agree with the above proposition that Rachel Hopkins MP and Sarah Owen MP should come and visit the women of Rawalakot (Poonch), to play their part in restoring peace to this region, as a step towards atoning for British colonial legacy, please sign here....
Name:
Address:
(Please also state whether you are of AJK or wider JKA origin if applicable)
Profession:
Signature (with date):
Meanwhile, we will continue to discuss, debate, distill & dispel any misgivings about the subjects of #WarandPeace - especially from a Jammu Kashmir & Allied (areas) #JKA people's referenced perspective.
Further details to supplement the discussion in this video are available in my daily weblog at:
#Conflict2PeaceStrategyJKA
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