I didn't get up till 0900hrs, 6 hours later than intended. For some reason it was difficult sleeping last night and I didn't drop till past 0100hrs this morning. I did wake at 0300hrs but couldn't cope with the heavy shortfall of rest needed for a productive day.
I have a lot of work to do.
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The following TikTok video presented by Sardar Ghaffar of Bagh provides an excellent summary of non governance in AJK, whereby the video is entitled as 'The Government of Azad Kashmir should change itself according to the changing conditions of the world' (English translation from Urdu):
@sardarghaffarbaghi #awamiactioncommittee #awamiactioncommittee_azadkashmir ♬ original sound - Sardar Ghaffar
He questions how a supposed government can repetitively spend about 90% of its annual budget on salaries & benefits while just building a few roads annually to show for that 'governance, year in year out. Yet the 2 most important deficiencies in AJK and directly related to the people's economy & well-being are electricity & internet connectivity, both of which need major investment in infrastructure, yet continue to be neglected.
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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: 63,020
Cash Deposits: 2,41,700
Immediate Debts: 0
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