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BBC: Dr. Abdus Salam was a true Pakistani till his last breadth

ڈاکٹر عبدالسلام مرتے دم تک پاکستانی رہے‘ Sara Hassan BBC Urdu.com   January 30, 2015 Dr Abdus Salam was a true Pakistani till his last breadth.   Says son Ahmad Salam پاکستانی طالبہ ملالہ یوسف زئی کو حال ہی میں نوبیل انعام ملا جو اگرچہ پاکستان کے نام ہونے والا امن کا […]

Pegida movement on verge of implosion as five of its leading members resign in disgust due to fears of being taken over by Germany’s far right

Source: independent.co.uk Germany’s anti-Islamic Pegida movement is in tatters after five of its leading members resigned in disgust, fearing it would be hijacked by the extreme right. They announced plans to set up a more moderate rival “direct democracy” protest group. More….http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/pegida-movement-on-verge-of-total-implosion-as-five-of-its-leading-members-resign-in-disgust-due-to-fears-of-being-taken-over-by-germanys-far-right-10011943.html

The hazards of too much stuff

BBC News: by James Wallman — After the deluge of gifts many people have exchanged at Christmas, January seems a good time for soul-searching over the Western obsession with stuff, writes trend forecaster James Wallman. We have more stuff than we could ever need – kit we don’t use, toys […]