Daily Diary (DD) - Day 273 of 2021

2254hrs:

Exhaustion....

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 272 of 2021

2324hrs:

One has to adjust without notice at times. In any case, our frame of mind is always to hope for the best but prepare for the worst.

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 271 of 2021

2055hrs:

The world is full of intrigue and commerce. We are part of the intrigue but not the commerce.

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 270 of 2021

1956hrs:

Data overload also means task overload. Sometimes it can take a whole day of work to establish what has been covered and what hasn't. Such has been today's experience.

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 269 of 2021

2153hrs:

A lot of engagement with the judiciary in the past few days. A facet of governance that links its boldness in making public interest judgements with the strength of the public to speak out and mobilise in a significant political formation.

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 268 of 2021

2246hrs:

For the first time since my release from jail in Mirpur - over 3 months - I've spent a whole day in Mirpur city, barely a few kilometres away from the jail where I spent over 9 months.

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 267 of 2021

2237hrs:

A hectic day yesterday.....the chances of blogging an entry yesterday fizzled out without notice. I didn't realise until it was already about half an hour past midnight.

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While we were condoling the passing of Sabir Ansari - advocate and veteran of the JKLF movement - at a reference held in his honour in Mirpur yesterday, there was a back bench debate on 'Human Rights: Kashmir' taking place in the House of Commons in London.

One speech that stood out for its pointed references to Britain's responsibilities was that of Zarah Sultana, Labour MP for Coventry South:

Particular passages from her speech were noted as follows:

(Minutes) 1:46 - 2:17

Mr Deputy Speaker, human rights abuses in Kashmir are not simply some issue of foreign policy of which Britain can wash its hands of responsibility, nor are they a bilateral issue for India and Pakistan to resolve. This House has a special responsibility for the plight of the Kashmiri people. In 1947, as the colonial power the British government oversaw partition of the Indian sub-continent and rejected calls for Kashmiri independence. That decision laid the groundwork for the oppression we see in Kashmir today. 

Here's a link to the text generated for the whole debate.

Daily Diary (DD) - Day 265 of 2021

1634hrs:

I did want to participate in today's NAP (National Awami Party) Convention in Rawalakot, as per my invitation last week. 

Daily Diary (DD) - Day 264 of 2021

2016hrs:

We continue to construct...brick by brick.......indeed sometimes we even have to break down the bricks into smaller particles to make progress. Moving forward like time and with time is crucial.

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Daily Diary (DD) - Day 263 of 2021

2348hrs:

I almost forgot that today existed. Nothing is insignificant.