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Higgs Boson and Pakistani scientist

Credit: Dawn .com RECENTLY, at the European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN), scientists have discovered Higgs Boson, colloquially known as God Particle. It is termed as the final missing piece of the Standard Model of particle physics. The model was developed by Dr Abdus Salam in liaison with other scientists […]

Zardari signs contempt of court amendment bill

Credit: ET President Asif Ali Zardari gave his consent to the controversial contempt of court amendment bill on Thursday. PHOTO: REUTERS/FILE ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari gave his consent to the controversial contempt of court amendment bill on Thursday, Express News has reported. The bill will provide immunity from contempt proceedings […]

Fury grows at Islamabad’s NATO u-turn

Source: Asiatimes: A coalition of prominent jihadi organizations has descended on Islamabad to protest the reopening of NATO supply lines to Afghanistan, with 50,000 supporters refusing to leave a sit-in at Parliament House unless last week’s decision is revoked. Enjoying the full backing of intelligence agencies, the Defense of Pakistan […]

Pakistan may increase non-Muslims seats in legislature

Source: Zeenews India Islamabad: The Pakistan government on Wednesday gave in-principle approval to a move to increase seats for non-Muslims in the national and provincial assemblies in proportion to their population. The decision was made by the federal cabinet during a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf, an […]

Great scientist looses out to Religious forces

Source: Deutsche Welle Hindi Pakistan has forgotten its only nobel laureate on religious grounds. Abdus Salam contributed towards providing framework for Higgs Bones ‘God particle’. Abdus Salam is an evidence of three decades of increasing religious fundamentalism in Pakistan. He died in 1996. For his advanced work on physics and […]