Siddique Salik
Siddique Salik | |
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Siddique Salik (1935–88) | |
| Nickname(s) | Salik |
| Born | 6 September 1935 Manglia, Kharian Tehsil, Punjab, India (Present-day in Gujrat, Punjab, Pakistan) |
| Died | 17 August 1988 (aged 52) Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Cause of death | 1988 PAF C-130B crash |
| Allegiance | Pakistan |
| Branch | Pakistan Army |
| Years of service | 1964–1988 |
| Rank | Brigadier General |
| Unit | Guides Cavalry Frontier Force |
| Commands | DG Inter Services Public Relations Dir. ISPR East Pakistan |
| Battles / wars | Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 Bangladesh Liberation War |
| Awards | Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (military) |
| Children | 4 |
| Other work | Novelist · Memorist · Humorist |
Siddique Salik (Urdu: برگیڈیر صدیق سالک) (6 September 1935 – 17 August 1988), was an officer in the Pakistan Army, combat artist, humorist, novelist, and a memoirist who served as 8th Director-General of the Inter-Services Public Relations from 1985 until his death in 1988 in the plane crash in Bahawalpur with then President. In addition, he also authored two eyewitnessed books on the Bangladesh Liberation War which took place in erstwhile East-Pakistan, giving accounts of politics and the barbaric strategies used by the military.