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 1993.
Abdus Salam | |
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| Born | 1925 |
| Died | 2 July 1992 |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Occupation(s) | Radio and TV newscaster |
| Years active | 1950s - 1992 |
| Television | PTV |
| Awards | (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.[1]
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.[2][3][1]
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.[2][1]
Awards and recognition
- Salam received the Nigar Award for best newscaster in 1988.[4]
- Salam was posthumously awarded the Pride of Performance in 1993.[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.[2][3]
References
- "Death anniversary of legendary newsreader Abdus Salam observed". Radio Pakistan. 2 July 2022. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
- "Remembering news reader Abdus Salam". Dawn. 27 July 2011.
- "Abdus Salam (Pride of Performance) — Legend newscaster". Pakistan Observer. 2 July 2020.
- "نگار ایوارڈز برائے سال 1988". Nigar Weekly (in Urdu). Golden Jubilee Number: 296–297. 2000.
- "Abdus Salam (صدارتی تمغہ برائے حسن کارکردگی۔ عبدالسلام)". Tareekh e Pakistan (in Urdu). Retrieved 29 December 2022.