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Wednesday, 31 January 2024

Daily Diary (DD) - Day 31 of 2024

2334hrs:

Leaving it very late on the last day of the month when the skies are roaring, electricity is infrequent and this laptop's battery is also on reserve.

It continued raining for the third day in sequence after about 3 months absence. We are revelling in it as much as our culture allows. Sharpness in sleep patterns is still pending. Slept at c. 0400hrs and got up around midday, with a little nap of an hour or so added in the evening too.

I need to be scared of failure in order to succeed, is what a stranger told me about 3 decades ago.

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Meanwhile, Luton Town's ascendency in premier league football cannot be ignored either. A whole massive subject there.

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Tuesday, 30 January 2024

Daily Diary (DD) - Day 30 of 2024

2318hrs:

The rain has thankfully continued today at intervals but that hasn't helped my sleeping pattern. The rain does a world of good for agriculture and horticulture but our infrastructure cannot really deal with it, as a consequence of which life - which is usually slow - slows down even more. Slept at c. 0200hrs and didn't really get up again before midday.

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Monday, 29 January 2024

Daily Diary (DD) - Day 29 of 2024

2317hrs:

It rained this morning at around 0300hrs, after many a month. I didn't get to sleep until about 0400hrs while enjoying the change in air and fragrance of the hitherto parched soil. I did wake at 0800hrs but continued sleeping till about midday. 

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Sunday, 28 January 2024

Daily Diary (DD) - Day 28 of 2024

1919hrs:

Fared a lot better today. Got up at 0830hrs after sleeping just after 0100hrs. I did fall back asleep at around 0900hrs till 1030hrs. Compared to the 15 hours of rest yesterday I restricted my quota today to 9 hours. Still 3 hours more than the optimum. The struggle continues.

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We must remember those who peacefully fought for us and got killed for their selfless efforts:


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We bring you a document submitted (effectively) by UKPNP chairman Shaukat Ali Kashmiri at the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva today:


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Saturday, 27 January 2024

Daily Diary (DD) - Day 27 of 2024

2307hrs:

Fell back today despite going to sleep yesterday night at around 2200hrs. At 0700hrs this morning I was awake, fresh and even sprightly but I fell back asleep again an hour later only to get up at around 1400hrs in the afternoon. 'Enjoying' a total of 15 hours sleep in the last 24 hours. This obviously leaves little space to do much of the every day work that is needed.

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A languid day at home but still an opportunity to observe humanity's relationship with nature:


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Friday, 26 January 2024

Daily Diary (DD) - Day 26 of 2024

1720hrs:

Brought my sleep pattern down to the required 6 hours. 

However, the alignment is still way out. 

Travelled to Dadyaal yesterday and engagement with others took us to 0330hrs this morning. I did get up by 0930hrs as there was much to do in Dadyaal before arriving back at Jammu Chowk Sehnsa at 1400hrs, for our 3rd weekly 'Public Court' or Awaami Adaalat'. 

We arrived late at 1450hrs after some complications which should have been avoided much earlier in the day. We are fortunate that the public was patiently waiting for us:


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Later at home:


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Thursday, 25 January 2024

Daily Diary (DD) - Day 25 of 2024

1005hrs:

I have narrowed the gap by an hour. Fell asleep at 0200hrs again but on this occasion had quite a few guests with whom I had to remain engaged. However, I did get up at 0900hrs. 7 hours is just one hour over the optimum.

However, I did fall back asleep at around 1100hrs and strayed away from daily duties needing attention. I got up again at c. 1300hrs. 9 hours of rest out of 24 is too much for a 21st century activist in this territory. 

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Wednesday, 24 January 2024

Daily Diary (DD) - Day 24 of 2024

1118hrs:

Slept at c. 0200hrs and got up at c. 1000hrs. Thus, 2 hours late in going down and 4 hours late in coming back up. The deficiency is of 2 hours which needs to be worked on over the next few days.

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Tuesday, 23 January 2024

Daily Diary (DD) - Day 23 of 2024

1017hrs:

Performed slightly better than yesterday, sleeping at c. 0200hrs and getting up at c. 0930hrs. Practice makes progress and finally we will get it right. One can judge from the stats generated during my 297 day stint at Maqbool Bhat Martyr's Square (2022-2023) how I managed to ensure punctuality to over 90% in arriving at the Square at 0800hrs, whereas in the beginning I was struggling at below 60%.

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It just so happened that today's working schedule coincided with potentially highly inflammatory news emerging from India. Meanwhile, here's a construction more closer to home that we wish to give attention to. We also hope our diaspora can give attention to this educational initiative for our future generations:


Here's the related video in Pahaari:


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It all began a couple of days ago. Google alerts began informing me of wide coverage in Indian media about me sending holy water (sacred to the Kashmiri Pandits) of Sharda for the re-opening of Ram Mandir in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, India yesterday.


I began clarifying my position yesterday when many ill-informed bigots in AJK began claiming to defend Muslims - and no less - Islam by criticising me, abusing me and even threatening me for not only selling my nation but selling my religion too. Here's a screenshot of one such threat emanating from a journalist Shahid Choudhary of Dadyaal, apparently politically affiliated to the Pakistan People's Party as well as the Jamaat e Islami.


A video statement at Jammu Chowk Sehnsa was also in order, to read out JKA PUBLIC AGENCY NOTE #U214822012024 and also the above Facebook post by Shahid Choudhary as an example of how propaganda operates here in AJK whenever it recognises an opportunity:


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Monday, 22 January 2024

Daily Diary (DD) - Day 22 of 2024

1258hrs:

Slipped up again somewhat. I did manage to sleep soon after midnight but didn't get up until 1030hrs, despite actually waking up at 0730hrs. Meanwhile, all cylinders are firing viz. Human/Data, Soil, Waste and Water Management.

Generating 18 hours of output in every 24 is essential. That remains the fundamental target into the 22nd day of 2024.

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The opportunity to deal with hypocrisy has been served on a plate to us by some of our co-citizens in reference to attitudes on religious harmony amongst the population of AJK:
 

Here's the public note in English followed by Urdu:

Water is a route to peace, not conflict

It is true that I sent the water (collected on the 12th of July  2023 at Sharda and sent via London soon after) to my fellow Riyasatee Ravinder Pandita - Founder of Save Sharda Committee Kashmir - though it was not intended for Ayodhya and neither did he ever mention that it was. 

Having said all that, he is free to use it as per his religious convictions, just as we Muslims pay reverence to Makkah, in Saudi Arabia, without being politically obligated to that country.

Reclaiming the trust of our fellow Riyasatees is a necessity to bring them back into the national fold of Jammu Kashmir & Allied (areas) #JKA . 

For that, we take as many meaningful steps as possible, within the parameters of humanity. 

As a public policy principle we do not get embroiled in controversies that emerge out of India, Pakistan or anywhere else. Our geopolitical neutrality depends on that.

We strive to build mutual confidence between all regions and religions of JKA, even if some of our actions or activities may initially create misunderstandings over our strategy to deliver a 1,000 year peace to this territory.

JKA PUBLIC AGENCY Note: #E214822012024

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"پانی امن کا راستہ ہے، تنازعہ کا نہیں"

 

یہ سچ ہے کہ میں نے شاردہ کے ایک چشمے سے 12 جولائی 2023 کو پانی نکال کر بذریعہ لندن اپنے ایک ہم وطن باشندہ ریاست، بانی "شاردہ بچائو کمیٹی کشمیر " جناب رویندرا پنڈتا، کو پہنچایا، البتہ یہ پانی ایودھیا پہنچانے کی نیت سے نہیں دیا گیا تھا اور نہ ہی میرے اس ہم وطن نے اس کا ذکر کیا تھا،

 

یہ سب تسلیم کرنے کے بعد گزارش یہ کہ رویندرا پنڈتا جی  اس پانی کو اپنے مذہبی مقاصد کے لئے استعمال کرنے میں مکمل آذاد ہے، بالکل اسی طرح جیسے ہم مسلمان سعودی عرب سے آب زم زم کو بغیر کسی سیاسی مخاصمت کے استعمال کرتے ہیں،

 

اپنے ہم وطن باشندگان ریاست کو جموں کشمیر و متحدہ علاقہ جات میں واپس لانے کے لئے اعتماد دلانا ضروری تھا،

 

اس مقصد کے لئے ہم انسانیت کے دائرہ کار میں رہتے ہوئے  ہر ممکن اقدام اٹھائیں گئے،

 

عوامی پالیسی کے اصول کے مطابق ہم ایسے تنازعات میں نہیں پڑتے جو انڈیا، پاکستان یا کسی بھی بیرونی سازش کا شاخسانہ ہوں، ہماری سیاسی غیر جانبداری کا دار و مدار اسی حکمت عملی پہ منحصر ہے،

 

ہم کوشش کرتے ہیں کہ ہم سب  علاقے اور مذاہب کے پیرو کاروں کے درمیان باہمی اعتماد پیدا کریں جن کا تعلق ریاست جموں کشمیر و متحدہ علاقہ جات سے ہے،

 

اس کے باوجود کہ بعض اوقات ہمارے کچھ اقدامات ابتدائی طور پر غلط فہمیاں پیدا کرتے ہیں اس حکمت عملی پر جو ہم نے ایک ہزار سال کے امن کو قائم کرنے کے لئے اس دھرتی پر تیار کیا ہے،

 

#جےکےاے پبلک ایجنسی نوٹ

#یو214822012024


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