Abdus Salam (newscaster)

Abdus Salam (1925 – 2 July 1992) was a Pakistani newscaster at Radio Pakistan and Pakistan Television. He was posthumously granted the Pride of Performance Award in 1994.^[1]

Abdus Salam
عبدالسلام
Born	1925 (1925) Ajmer Sharif, British India
Died	2 July 1992(1992-07-02) (aged 66–67)
Nationality	Pakistani
Occupation(s)	Radio and TV newscaster
Years active	1950s - 1992
Television	PTV
Awards	Pride of Performance Award by the President of Pakistan (1994) Nigar Award (1988)

Life and career

Salam was born to a lower middle-class family in 1925 in Ajmer Sharif, British India. He migrated to Pakistan after the Indo-Pak Independence.^[2]

Initially, he joined Radio Pakistan, Hyderabad, as a technical operator. But later, he became successful as a news reader. He also worked for Pakistan Television as an Urdu news presenter from 1977 to 1989.^[1][3][2]

Death

On 29 June 1992, Salam was hit by a motorcycle when he was leaving the Radio Pakistan station for home after recording the night's news bulletin. Due to severe injuries, he died on 2 July 1992, after remaining 2 days in a coma.^[1][2]

Awards and recognition

• Salam received the Nigar Award for best newscaster in 1988.^[4]
• Salam was posthumously awarded the Pride of Performance in 1994.^[1][3][5]
• After his accidental death, Radio Pakistan added a recording of his opening voice as a permanent part of its main bulletin to pay a tribute to his services in the field of broadcasting.^[1][3]