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Monday, 19 September 2022

Daily Diary (DD) - Day 262 of 2022

1424hrs:

Day 106 at Maqbool Bhat Shaheed Square - Dadyaal.

0757hrs

My punctuality surplus has increased to 29 minutes.

Punctuality percentage: 60 days on time or early of 106 = 57% punctual.

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We are almost into our second week already on JKTV Twitter Space. Today is episode 7:

Today is the 1st of 4 programmes on the agents, activators or influencers of public policy; namely politicians and political parties:

Associated reference:

Possibly the furthest our political parties have reached to highlight our stand to a global audience, by being published in the most widely read newspaper in the world: 

Link

Space Count (That is: How many people have engaged so far): 68 (updated at 1701hrs on 20/09/2022)

Average space count (7 days so far): 97

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United Kashmir People's National Party (UKPNP) held a ground-breaking conference in Pakistan's capital Islamabad today. The coverage of it here on this weblog is merited as they attempted to invite as many political parties as possible (including myself but as I don't travel to Pakistan since 2011, I had to apologise) to deliberate on our national question.

Chief guests were Manzoor Pashteen of the Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement (PTM) and our very own Baba Jaan Hunzai of Gilgit Baltistan. Other parties that participated included; PNP (Pakistan National Party), JKNAP (Jammu Kashmir National Awami Party), KNP Karakorum National Party in GB, Kashmir Freedom Movement (KFM), Kashmir Crises Management, Kashmir Awami Worker's Party (KWAM), JKLF (Toqeer Group), Awami Itahad Party, JKLF (Rauf Group), Kashmir Plebiscite Front, Awami Worker's Party, Gilgit Baltistan People's Rights Movement, Gilgit Baltistan United Movement, Gilgit Baltistan Civil Society, Awami Action Committee Baltistan. Gilgit Bachao Tehreek, Liberation Front, JKLF (Nazriyati) and others.  

Pakistan's clandestine agencies didn't like this get together at all and they tried their best to derail it. However, as has become apparent since 2020 in particular, their grip on affairs has ebbed away. If this conference had taken place a few years ago, they may have been succeeded in their default nefarious designs.

UKPNP issued an 'Islamabad Declaration' at the end of this conference. Here's the press release written by the head of their diplomatic affairs Dr Shabir Choudhary: 


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Sunday, 18 September 2022

Daily Diary (DD) - Day 261 of 2022

1953hrs:

Day 105 at Maqbool Bhat Shaheed Square - Dadyaal.

0801hrs

My punctuality surplus has decreased to 26 minutes. 

Being 38 seconds late is still late and has to be recorded as such. There is nothing more powerful and eternal than truth. The last time I was late was on Day 242 of 2022 or Day 86 at the Square or 19 days ago. The bright side is that this has been our most punctual consecutive run to date. 

Punctuality percentage: 59 days on time or early of 105 = 56% punctual.

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Onwards and upwards towards Day 6 of our evening interaction, despite the marginal punctuality lapse this morning.

We have decided to review our performance and interaction over the preceding 4 days, on every 5th day. This will - amongst other features - give our listeners breathing space to digest the various aspects of public policy:

 Associated reference:

The concept of OBMs or Ownership-Building-Measures was introduced by myself in Rising Kashmir on 19 April 2011. This article was referenced by the late Professor Richard Bonney at a Kashmir Conference in a UK parliamentary room a month later, then critiqued.

Link

Space Count (That is: How many people have engaged so far): 63 (updated at 1559hrs on 19/09/2022) 

Average space count (6 days so far): 94

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Saturday, 17 September 2022

Daily Diary (DD) - Day 260 of 2022

1556hrs:

Day 104 at Maqbool Bhat Shaheed Square - Dadyaal.

0800hrs

My punctuality surplus remains constant at 27 minutes. For the second day in a row!

Punctuality percentage: 59 days on time or early of 104 = 57% punctual.

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Moving on to Day 5 of the evening chore:
 

Associated reference:

One of the references cited in today's programme and in previous programmes was related to resource extraction during the British Indian colonial era. Here's the lecture given by ShashiTharoor at Edinburgh University in 2017:

Link

Space Count (That is: How many people have engaged so far): 83 (updated at 1533hrs on 19/09/2022) 

Average space count (5 days so far): 101

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Friday, 16 September 2022

Daily Diary (DD) - Day 259 of 2022

1934hrs:

Day 103 at Maqbool Bhat Shaheed Square - Dadyaal.

0800hrs

My punctuality surplus remains constant at 27 minutes.

Punctuality percentage: 58 days on time or early of 103 = 56% punctual.

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We are already into Day 4 of our daily Twitter space:

Associated reference:

You will find the Upper Jhelum Canal Agreement of 1904 here: 

Link

Space Count (That is: How many people have engaged so far): 70 (updated at 1816hrs on 17/09/2022) 

Average space count (4 days so far): 99

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Thursday, 15 September 2022

Daily Diary (DD) - Day 258 of 2022

1223hrs:

Day 102 at Maqbool Bhat Shaheed Square - Dadyaal.

0748hrs

My punctuality surplus has increased to 27 minutes.

Punctuality percentage: 57 days on time or early of 102 = 56% punctual.

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Onto our second major daily activity:


Associated reference:

Please do go through the following link which takes us to a British parliamentary debate in 1935 on 'Water' and 'Kashmir: 

Link

Space Count (That is: How many people have engaged so far): 109 (updated at 1801hrs on 17/09/2022) 

Average space count (3 days so far): 109

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Let me provide you a snippet of that debate on water and Kashmir:

House of Commons Debate on 11 April 1935

Mr Douglas Clifton Brown , Hexham

Take the case of the Punjab, with its five large areas and its irrigation of 900 square miles, the biggest irrigation area in the world. On this water supply the people depend for their lives. The Attorney-General said that the Prince of Kashmir would be very unlikely to alter the course of those five great rivers on which the lives of the people depend. But it might happen if you give him the power. Any Prince who wants the Instrument of Instructions as full as possible will ask for all the powers that he can get. You give power here to interfere with these great irrigation schemes, and I do not think it is justified, unless you have some further control over the Princes than is apparent in the Bill. This is a far more important point than a great many others that have been brought up.

Reference 

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A note for my co-citizens, especially in the United Kingdom (UK):

Governance Of the Public By the Public For the Public 

Human-Data/Soil/Waste/Water Management by the legally titled inhabitants of Jammu Kashmir & Allied (areas) - JKA - is key to resolving the 75 year long needless conflict in the most precious territory in the world.

The world doesn't want to hear about problems at all but it will open its ears for a solution, at any time of the day.

We must provide those solutions that India and Pakistan have failed to create since 1947. If we delay any longer or continue to naively wait for solutions from elsewhere, we are likely to be doomed.

Pre 1947 we were wedged between British and Russian hegemony. 

We didn't learn. 

In the 2020s we are on the verge of being wedged between US and Chinese hegemony. 

We must learn the art of survival during this narrow window of opportunity. 

Our strategy in its most simplified form:

Public Opinion + Public Resources = Public Policy

Please also refer to AJK Public Agency Note: #203729082022 

We have now completed 102 days - without a break - between 0800hrs and 1000hrs every day, at Maqbool Bhat Martyr's Square in Dadyaal, district Mirpur AJK.

If we can manage the 4 elements mentioned at the beginning of this note - in a proper manner - we will be able to emulate the same techniques gradually over c. 85,000 square miles of JKA.

A significant reason why we have an inhumane system of governance in our territory is because there is something clearly wrong with how we collectively approach governance.

The public pays from its pocket (involuntary taxes and voluntary bribes) to sustain this system.

A world class system of governance will also require the public to keep its pockets active.

Simply explained in numbers for illustration:

Our current system is akin to 1,000 people fighting/cheating over a 100 rupee cake.

Our future system will be akin to 100 people competing for a share of a 10,000 rupee cake.

It is now time to develop that critical mass needed to restore the legal and constitutional 'right to rule' of the entitled inhabitants of this territory.

Public Agency > Public Assembly

As mentioned in Note: #203729082022 we wish to gradually employ 1,771 human-data management professionals, which will cost c. £20 million pounds or the equivalent of c. 5 billion PK rupees (at current prices).

Given that our largest diaspora is in the UK, we wish to reach out to them in a very simplified manner:

We would like them to contribute anything between £1 and £20 a month. Preferably via direct debit or via a monthly reminder.

For those of you well acquainted with this freedom struggle, your ignorance at this juncture will be considered criminal, especially if you are unwilling to devote even £1 a month, while enjoying rights that are considered privileges here in your home country.

I do not want any of my co-citizens to end up on the wrong side of history. 

Tanveer Ahmed

Founder - AJK Public Agency

Convenor - AJK Public Assembly

Contact: 03430860380

Website: ajkpublicagency.org

Twitter: @sahaafi 

AJK Public Agency Note: #153715092022

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Wednesday, 14 September 2022

Daily Diary (DD) - Day 257 of 2022

1937hrs:

Day 101 at Maqbool Bhat Shaheed Square - Dadyaal.

0757hrs

My punctuality surplus has increased to 15 minutes.

Punctuality percentage: 56 days on time or early of 101 = 55% punctual.

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That was the morning. This is the evening:

Associated reference:

An understanding of the security environment pre 1947 can be assessed from the Gilgit Agency Lease Agreement:

Link 

Space count: (That is: How many people have engaged so far): 87 (updated at 1753hrs on 17/09/2022)

Average space count (2 days so far): 109 

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Tuesday, 13 September 2022

Daily Diary (DD) - Day 256 of 2022

1116hrs:

Day 100 at Maqbool Bhat Shaheed Square - Dadyaal.

0756hrs

My punctuality surplus has increased to 12 minutes.

Punctuality percentage: 55 days on time or early of 100 = 55% punctual.

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On this 100th day at Maqbool Bhat Shaheed Square we bring a new daily public interaction platform. The Chowk (Square) in Dadyaal is physical public interaction on the ground for 2 hours and JKTV's Twitter Space has been chosen for virtual public interaction for an hour, every evening between 9 and 10pm (2100hrs and 2200hrs):

Associated reference:

To understand why we can't be #India #Pakistan #China or any other country the following presentation can provide some important clues:

Link

Space Count (That is: How many people have engaged so far): 131 (updated at 1741hrs on 17/09/2022) 

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Monday, 12 September 2022

Daily Diary (DD) - Day 255 of 2022

2152hrs:

Day 99 at Maqbool Bhat Shaheed Square - Dadyaal.

0758hrs

My punctuality surplus has increased to 8 minutes.

Punctuality percentage: 54 days on time or early of 99 = 55% punctual.

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Sunday, 11 September 2022

Daily Diary (DD) - Day 254 of 2022

1742hrs:

Day 98 at Maqbool Bhat Shaheed Square - Dadyaal.

0800hrs

My punctuality surplus continues to remain unchanged at 6 minutes.

Punctuality percentage: 53 days on time or early of 98 = 54% punctual.

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Saturday, 10 September 2022

Daily Diary (DD) - Day 253 of 2022

1041hrs:

Day 97 at Maqbool Bhat Shaheed Square - Dadyaal.

0800hrs

My punctuality surplus remains unchanged at 6 minutes.

Punctuality percentage: 52 days on time or early of 97 = 54% punctual.

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 278 of 2026

1239hrs: Day 123 had a rhythm to it and a pattern. Most of AJK (including most of its entry points from the State of Pakistan) have been shu...