1. Siddique Salik, 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.
Siddique Salik was born in a Manglia, a village, located in Kharian Tehsil of Gujrat District, Punjab, British India on 6 September 1935.
Siddique Salik hailed from a Jat clan of Punjab and his family was traditionally Peasant who worked in a local farm.
Siddique Salik was educated in Lahore, having attended the Islamia College in the Civil Lines in Lahore in 1955.
Siddique Salik graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English literature and later obtained master's degrees' in English literature and international relations from Islamia College in 1960.
In 1970, Major Siddique Salik was posted in Dacca, and became the public relations officer in the ISPR East Pakistan of Eastern Command.
Major Siddique Salik served as a military media correspondent but soon realized that the separate section of army had begun a successful mutiny and advised for the formation of truth and reconciliation commission to end the bloodshed, though his advises were not heeded.
About the war prisoners, Major Siddique Salik reportedly maintained that most of the war prisoners were given to believe that in two-to-three months, they will be repatriated back to Pakistan via trains to Wagha checkpoint and ships to Karachi port.
Under the population transfer agreement signed between India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh, Major Siddique Salik returned to Pakistan when he was repatriated by Indian Army to the Pakistan Army in 1973.
Major Siddique Salik testified against AAK Niazi during the interviewing process of the War Enquiry Commission.
Major Siddique Salik continued his military service and remained associate with the Inter-Services Public Relations, working on the public relations.
In 1977, Major Siddique Salik was promoted as Lieutenant-Colonel and published his book despite reservation within the military in 1979.
In 1979, Siddique Salik joined the army staff at the Army GHQ as public relations officer, and began working as speechwriter for President Zia-ul-Haq.
In 1982, Siddique Salik was permanently appointed as Press secretary for President Zia at the Army GHQ.
On 17 August 1988, Brig Siddique Salik was among those who died in a mysterious plane crash while he was traveling with President Zia and American ambassador Arnold Lewis Raphel; he was buried in his local village with full military honors.
Siddique Salik authored 9 books on military and politics; of which, six were written in Urdu and three were written in English.