Pakistan: We are sorry, Dr Abdus Salam

Source: blogs.tribune.com.pk

Dr Abdus Salam had a vision for the socio-economic development of third-world countries and saw development in the progress of science. PHOTO:FILE

November 21, marks the death anniversary of Dr Abdus Salam – Pakistan’s only Nobel laureate and one of the legendary physicists of the 20th century. The list of his achievements and awards is so long that one wonders how an ordinary man who grew up in the outskirts of Jhang, a relatively small and less developed city in Punjab, could accomplish so much.

Yet, Jhang, the land of the Sufi saint Sultan Bahu and the burial place of Heer and Ranjha, gave us another gem, Dr Abdus Salam.

Salam truly knew what the way forward for the country was.

He had a vision for the socio-economic development of third-world countries and… continue reading at blogs.tribune.com.pk

3 replies

  1. A very touching article, if only clocks could be turned back! I know a lot of people who are extremely passionate about the bad treatment meted out to Dr. Salam, but lack the guts to speak publicly.

  2. Sorry? Are you kidding me? Dr. Salam left of his own accord.

    As for the constitutional amendment of 1974, well we’re very proud of that. Qadianis are NOT Muslims by the consensus of the Muslim Ummah.

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