Daily Diary (DD) - Day 106 of 2022

0500hrs:

Day 16 - District (Kotli) wide tour as part of Internal Political Process - AJK

Updated stats of completed interviews of tribal politicians/political workers: 42 of 60

Inching closer to the finish.

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Humming along, after a very engaging late night conversation that followed through beyond midnight.

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One does end up with a dry mouth after talking throughout the day with multiple people, whilst fasting.

In a slavish society repeatedly hoodwinked on forgoing present needs for a promised future, this is an exercise of sovereignty.

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 101 of 2022

1141hrs:

Day 14 - District (Kotli) wide tour as part of Internal Political Process - AJK

Updated stats of completed interviews of tribal politicians/political workers: 36 of 60 

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Being active throughout the day while fasting in Ramadhan has its own virtues and health dividends too.

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My colleagues and I were felicitated at Tehsil Press Club Khuiratta. We were asked good searching questions too:

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 99 of 2022

1140hrs:

Day 12 - District (Kotli) wide tour as part of Internal Political Process - AJK

Updated stats of completed interviews of tribal politicians/political workers: 29 of 60 

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Who is the most quoted prophet in the Holy Qur'an? 

Musa (Moses)

The most quoted nation?

Bani Isra'il (The Children of Israel)

Over-riding theme/lesson(s)?

Unaccountable State power aggression, speaking truth to power, self-perpetuating slave mentality and the bounties of freedom; the condition in which God created man/woman and hence the rationale of heaven and hell. 

If a human being is not free to do good or bad, to make decisions independently for themselves then how can there be reward and punishment? Then what would be the point of heaven and hell?

Freedom is a birth right, a default natural human condition. It cannot be denied for colonial compulsions, for resource extraction and it certainly cannot be denied in the name of God. 

Read Pakistan's role in AJK and GB. Also read the role of victims of State aggression.

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 97 of 2022

1114hrs:

Day 10 - District (Kotli) wide tour as part of Internal Political Process - AJK

Updated stats of completed interviews of tribal politicians/political workers: 25 of 60 

Note: Edging closer to half our target....

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 96 of 2022

0505hrs:

Day 9 - District (Kotli) wide tour as part of Internal Political Process - AJK

Updated stats of completed interviews of tribal politicians/political workers: 22 of 60 

Remains static despite much manoeuvres.  

Encouraging most of all is that we are now a 4 member team comprising of 4 different tribes. We even have scope to include the other 2 (Sayed and Malik) too but our mode of transport will not be able to accommodate us all. It will also be difficult for our forthcoming hosts to accommodate us all too.

We do need to develop that capacity though, so that representation in activism is evenly balanced.

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 95 of 2022

0453hrs:

Day 8 - District (Kotli) wide tour as part of Internal Political Process - AJK

Updated stats of completed interviews of tribal politicians/political workers: 22 of 60

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It appears that there will be a lot of commotion in Mirpur today. After this last night:

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The following extremely disturbing case of sexual harassment by a Pakistani army employee - of a woman - who happens to be the wife of a dear friend of mine. The latter and family have been victimised before - on account of association with me - reference my ordeal in Leepa in 2015:

  

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 93 of 2022

1125hrs:

Day 6 - District (Kotli) wide tour as part of Internal Political Process - AJK

Updated stats of completed interviews of tribal politicians/political workers: 17 of 60 

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It is also the first day of Ramadhan today in AJK. 

We continue our struggle for an internal political process in this territory - which God has bestowed his bounties on - yet the people feel compelled to earn a living or socially interact on the basis of deceit and falsehood.

There cannot possibly be a higher level of contradiction in the words and actions of a God fearing society, that feels compelled to be corrupt.

What is it that less God fearing countries have that we don't?

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 89 of 2022

2159hrs:

Day 4 - District (Kotli) wide tour as part of Internal Political Process - AJK

Updated stats of completed interviews of tribal politicians/political workers: 14 of 60 

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The 80's began over 40 years ago. I've been thinking about that for the past few days.

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The following post needs to be read to understand what occupation under Indo-Pak bilateralism entails:

Here's a practical example of the ban in force:

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While in Kraitort during field work, I was reminded that anything is possible without notice when this accident happened a few metres away from me:

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 88 of 2022

0933hrs:

Day 3 - District (Kotli) wide tour as part of Internal Political Process - AJK

Updated stats of completed interviews of tribal politicians/political workers: 9 of 60 

Still working in and on Sehnsa....

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Remember, AJK PUBLIC AGENCY is neither pro or anti any country. 

We are neutral like Switzerland, except that we are occupied. 

By the way, the United Nation's military presence in JKA also describes itself as 'neutral'. 

So, what is missing?

NOTE: 0034-29032022

An Urdu translation of the above note:

یاد رکھیں، آذاد جموں کشمیر پبلک ایجنسی کسی ملک کے خلاف ہے اور نا کسی ملک کے پراکسی ہے۔

ہم سویٹزرلینڈ کی طرح غیر جانبدار ہیں، سوائے ان کے جو ہم پر قابض ہیں۔

بہرحال، متحدہ جموں کشمیر میں اقوام متحدہ اپنی فوج کی  موجودگی بھی غیر جانبدار ہی بتاتی ہے۔

تو پھر مسلہ کہاں ہے؟

نوٹ: 0034-29032022

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