Brigadier General Muhammad Siddiq Salik: Biography

brigadier General Muhammad Siddiq Salik (1935) (September 6, 1935 August 17, 1988), was a 1 star general in the Pakistan multitude and former manager-general of the Inter Services overt Relations who headed ISPR from August 1985 till his death. Brigadier-General Salik is or so know as a mean associate of former Pakistani chairman General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq. Siddique Salik was born in settlement Manglia Kharian, Gujrat District, Punjab. He belongs to a noble Jat family. Salik schooled in Lahore and graduated from Punjab University earning a degree in side of meat belles-lettres and global relations. in the first place receiving his commission in the Pakistan Army, Salik had taught English literature in few colleges in Lahore. Salik fought in the Indo-Pakistani state of state of war of 1965. In 1971, Salik, as Major, was stationed in East Pakistan, when the 1971 Pakistan-India (fought between 26 March-16 December) and Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 (fought between 3 December- 16 December) took place. Captured by Indian troops on December 19, 1971, Salik was ab initio incarcerated in Agra jail before existence shifted to various other prisons as a Prisoner of War.He was eventu eithery pass over to Pakistan under(a) the Simla Agreement which vouched for tack of prisoners. Salik was a celebrated writer. He wrote an insightful book titled Witness to save (Urdu version Meinay Dhaka Doobtay Dekha) based on his memorial of the war. In 1977, General Zia became chairperson of Pakistan following a bloodless coup. Zia-ul-Haq removed(p) civilian officers from top posts and appointed a new military junta, which included Salik amongst its members.On August 17, 1988, Salik was traveling with President Zia in his plane as his press depositary and director general inter work public relations, alongwith U. S. ambassador Arnold Raphel, when the plane crashed under mysterious circumstances killing all on board. Salik authored six Urdu and 3 English books. Among th ese, the Witness to Surrender (ISBN 81-7062-108-9) recounts the 1971 Pakistan-India war, as seen by Salik who was posted there as the semipublic Relations Officer. His other books include humaa yaran dozak(a recollection of his days as a risoner of war after the fall of Dacca, East Pakistan), ta damay tehreer (Urdu), emergency, pressure cooker (both novels in Urdu), Salute (biography of his years in army), State vs Politics, A flake study of Pakistan. All his books became best sellers. Brigaidier Siddique Salik is survived by his widow,three daughters and a son. His son Sarmad Salik is a known Islamabad based journalist. He has been director news of state run TV channel Ptv and director current personal matters of Ary news besides having worked for national and international newspapers and TV networks.