QAU physics department: Twitterati reacts to misinterpreted NA resolution by Safdar

Reports from media outlets caused quite a stir, leading others to criticise Nawaz's son-in-law

Capt (retd) Safdar's resolution in the National Assembly (NA) regarding the renaming of a physics department at the Quaid-i-Azam University (QAU) caused confusion after it was misinterpreted by certain media outlets.

Users took to Twitter to express their feelings regarding the uncalled for change after some media outlets ran the news that the resolution passed called for a change to the name of Abdus Salam Center for Physics, however, the change was for the university's physics department.



Some users were of the impression that the 'change' is a massive insult to Salam while others clarified the misinterpretation.

 

Remove Allah's name from his tombstone, remove his name from the QAU's physics department, Dr Abdus Salam will always be Allah ka woh banda jinhon ne God's Particle discover kya tha.

Saluting the first Nobel Laureate, our very own Dr Abdus Salam 💚🇵🇰 pic.twitter.com/OkE4Efg27o

— Mehr Tarar (@MehrTarar) May 3, 2018

So apparently Capt Safdar's NA resolution has been misquoted all along.

Resolution called for renaming the "physics department" of QAU while Dr Abdus Salam's name was given to the National Center for Physics; another independent entity located at QAU

via @KazmiAhmedSyed pic.twitter.com/dvGC6PNtVy

— Basit (@iBasitt) May 3, 2018

An utterly disgraceful act. Pakistan's parliament votes to remove Abdus Salam's name (Pakistan's only Nobel scientist) out of religious bigotry. Science has no future in Pakistan with jokers like these calling the shots. https://t.co/6OinQ56RQd

— Atif Mian (@AtifRMian) May 3, 2018

It was Nawaz Sharif who named the department on Dr. Salam and now the son law moves to change it. Shame on all those who signed resolution. Capt Safdar’s resolution passed to drop Dr Salam’s name from QAU Physics dept https://t.co/CDb9jgLovC

— zahid Hussain (@hidhussain) May 3, 2018

in light of recent events (parliamentarians voting to remove Abdus Salam's name from QAU's centre) i would like to reshare this. there is no place for good men in our "land of the pure". no wonder our national heroes revolve around the likes of Mumtaz Qadri. what a tragedy. pic.twitter.com/eJTgrS6Hxo

— Qasim Farooq (@MangoLassC) May 3, 2018

The resolution moved by Capt (r) Safdar that has been passed by parliament reads naming QAU Physics Department after Al-Khazini. Now #DrAbdusSalam Physics Centre is a separate entity (perhaps unknown to Safdar). MNA @SsamanJay confirms that. So the Centre's name will not change. pic.twitter.com/Wq2wLsNppV

— Bilal Farooqi (@bilalfqi) May 3, 2018

The Lower House on Thursday unanimously adopted a resolution for renaming the physics department of the Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, naming it after Muslim scientist Abu al Fath Abdul Rehman Al-Khazini.

The resolution, moved by Capt (retd) Safdar, stated that it was necessary to make the world realise that the scientist was as brilliant as his teacher Abu Rayhan Al Biruni.

Interestingly, the government had itself moved to rename the National Centre for Physics by honouring Pakistan’s first Nobel laureate Dr Abdus Salam in December 2016.



Capt (retd) Safdar had been leading a campaign to rename the Physics Department of the Quaid-i-Azam University. This department and NCP are two different entities.