Siddique Salik
Siddique Salik | |
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Siddique Salik (1935–88) | |
| Nickname | Salik |
| Born | 6 September 1935 |
| Died | 17 August 1988 (aged 52) Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Cause of death | 1988 PAF C-130B crash |
| Allegiance | Pakistan |
| Branch | Pakistan Army |
| Service years | 1964–1988 |
| Rank | Brigadier General |
| Unit | Guides Cavalry Frontier Force |
| Commands | DG Inter Services Public Relations Dir. ISPR East Pakistan |
| Conflicts | 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 a plane crash in Bahawalpur with the then President. In addition, he also authored two eyewitness books on the Fall of Dhaka which took place in erstwhile East-Pakistan.