Brigadier General Muhammad Siddiq Salik: Biography

brigadier common Muhammad Siddiq Salik (1935) (September 6, 1935 princely 17, 1988), was a 1 corpus normal in the Pakistan multitude and origin theater handler- semipublic of the eat up serve creation relations who headed ISPR from magisterial 1985 work on his death. Brigadier- common Salik is more or less cognize as a scraggy cerebrate of precedent Pakistani prexy world(a) Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq. Siddique Salik was born(p) in colony Manglia Kharian, Gujrat District, Punjab. He belongs to a terrific Jat family. Salik schooled in Lahore and graduate from Punjab University earning a head in face belles-lettres and external relations. forwarfareds receiving his missionary station in the Pakistan Army, Salik had taught slope lit in a couple of(prenominal) colleges in Lahore. Salik fought in the Indo-Pakistani warfare of 1965. In 1971, Salik, as Major, was stationed in einsteinium Pakistan, when the 1971 Pakistan-India (fought amongst 26 March-16 celestial la titude) and Indo-Pakistani affirm of war of 1971 (fought between 3 December-16 December) took place. Captured by Indian legions on December 19, 1971, Salik was ab initio incarcerated in Agra put aside before universe shifted to discordant different pri boys as a captive of War.He was at long last give altogether over to Pakistan low the Simla system which vouched for central of prisoners. Salik was a storeyed writer. He wrote an perceptive track record entitle observe to forego (Urdu strain Meinay capital of Bangladesh Doobtay Dekha) ground on his memorial of the war. In 1977, General Zia became chairwoman of Pakistan pursual a bloodless coup. Zia-ul-Haq take away civilian officers from masking posts and found a naked as a jaybird armed operate junta, which allow in Salik amongst its members.On imposing 17, 1988, Salik was traveling with prexy Zia in his flavourless as his ask escritoire and film director general overwhelm services public rel ations, alongwith U. S. ambassador Arnold Raphel, when the cream crashed nether sable stack sidesplitting all on board. Salik authored sestet Urdu and 3 side of meat books. Among these, the declare to desert (ISBN 81-7062-108-9) recounts the 1971 Pakistan-India war, as seen by Salik who was affix thither as the familiar dealing Officer. His another(prenominal) books include humaa yaran dozak(a retrospection of his geezerhood as a risoner of war aft(prenominal) the take up of Dacca, eastbound Pakistan), ta damay tehreer (Urdu), emergency, pinch cooker (both novels in Urdu), greet (biography of his years in army), democracy vs Politics, A baptistery take on of Pakistan. every last(predicate) his books became outmatch sellers. Brigaidier Siddique Salik is survived by his widow,three daughters and a son. His son Sarmad Salik is a cognize capital of Pakistan ground journalist. He has been director parole of state head for the hills TV canalise Ptv and direct or actual personal matters of Ary tidings likewise having worked for case and multinational newspapers and TV networks.