is country, to which he remained loyal till his last breath, ostracised him from 1953 onwards.
MELBOURNE: Dr Abdus Salam passed away on November 21, 1996. A lot has been written and said about him and his remarkable contributions towards science, which need no eulogy. On his death anniversary, I would like to sympathise with a hero who is not owned by anyone in his country in the real sense.
Dr Salam got a scholarship due to the beneficence of Sir Chottu Ram of the Unionist Party of Punjab and hence reached the Cambridge University. His country, to which he remained loyal till his last breath, ostracised him from 1953 onwards. He even won the Nobel Prize, yet remained an unwanted child of his motherland.
It is an extremely unfortunate and distressing fact that the government of Pakistan has never named any building or road after him or initiated any scholarship in his name. This remains a painful reality. I wish someone will own this orphan of great stature.
Malik Atif Mahmood Majoka
Published in The Express Tribune, November 21st, 2012.
