Daily Diary (DD) - Day 143 of 2018

2340hrs:

Lazyness is a dreaded disease and I've had 2 full days of it. There is a lot happening from a constitutional angle which will - by all accounts - make life harder for the average public-interest pursuing citizen in AJK and GB (Gilgit-Baltistan) in particular.

There is something grinding outside Islamabad Press Club in Pakistan's capital, where aspirations of a silent majority (of AJK and GB) are being represented in some shape or form. This at least proves that the 'legislative' assemblies of AJK and GB are not quite the 'grievance redressal' forums that they are perceived to be.

Meanwhile, here are a couple of videos of Mahmood Ahmed Musafir giving an interview to a journalist of AJK origin yesterday:

Daily Diary (DD) - Day 141 of 2018

2231hrs:

Perhaps the major reason why we fight for our rights - as humans fighting for our natural rights as well as citizens fighting for our basic rights within a defined territory - is to prevent the tragedy of wastage of human intellect that can make the world better for everybody.

Mahmood Ahmed Musafir is one such tragedy in the making:

Meanwhile, here's a larger (10 x 5 metres) banner for his camp - with both English and Urdu messages (unlike yesterday's uploaded banner) - donated by a kind citizen of Dadyaal:

Daily Diary (DD) - Day 140 of 2018

1733hrs:

Have been busy preparing a detailed report on Mahmood Ahmed Musafir's activity in public interest this year and how the AJK Government interacted or responded to his demands. Meanwhile, he's into his 7th day of a fresh hunger strike. This time, he's camped outside Islamabad Press Club in Pakistan's capital city. Here's a fresh banner that he's put up to explain his stance:

Daily Diary (DD) - Day 139 of 2018

0002hrs:

Another mis-calculation. Initially, I had thought that I had already posted on Day 138 but it only dawned on me a couple of minutes beyond the midnight deadline that I hadn't.

Daily Diary (DD) - Day 137 of 2018

1727hrs:

Still stuck in Sehnsa. Its hard to leave one's place of birth, even to proceed to an adjacent tehsil. Ramadhan is here too.

Daily Diary (DD) - Day 134 of 2018

2322hrs:

Sehnsa is a rough neighbourhood......but even it has been most gentle to me for the past 13 years. I want and need to write much more.......but know few who would engage meaningfully (read institutionally) on a daily basis. Need to interact with 1,771 citizens of the territory - almost unknown to the rest of the world despite at least a 1.5 million strong diaspora - on a daily basis.

3 months outside - 3 months in

Daily Diary (DD) - Day 133 of 2018

2333hrs:

A day of rest.........incidentally.

Daily Diary (DD) - Day 132 of 2018

2250hrs:

Yesterday, by 2300hrs we were back in Nikyaal, barely 36 hours after leaving. So, I couldn't post last night either.

Check this photo:

A bit belated but here's the video report in reference to the return of the 2 abducted boys from Nikyaal.

Daily Diary (DD) - Day 130 of 2018

2244hrs:

I couldn't post an entry yesterday because I was in Nikyaal, which for its proximity to the LOC if not for its dynamic 'White Flag Movement' for peace, is bereft of meaningful internet connectivity.

Here's a press briefing given to local journalists this morning:



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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 128 of 2018

2313hrs:

This has been my longest break from blogging this year. It's also the first time I've been too ill to do much in 2018. The past month has been shared by both Muzaffarabad and Rawalakot. Both very different climatically from each other and from my base in Dadyaal.

I've recovered enough to pursue an act of aggression by Pakistan's clandestine agencies in Tehsil Nikyaal (Mandetar) near the LOC. 2 youngsters barely out of their teens were picked up in broad daylight on Saturday the 5th of May from a family wedding. The local administration haven't a clue of their whereabouts and were not involved in the chain of action apparently.

Here's a brief discussion on the issue conducted in the UK:



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