Salman Rushdie in the history of the Indian sub-continent and the birth of the modern nation of India. The character of Saleem Sinai has been compared to Rushdie. However, the author has refuted the idea of having written any of his characters as autobiographical, stating, "People assume that because certain things in the character are drawn from your own experience, it just becomes you. In that sense, I’ve never felt that I’ve written an autobiographical character." After "Midnight's Children", Rushdie wrote "Shame" (1983), in which he depicts the political turmoil in Pakistan, basing his characters on Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and General Muhammad
Junaid Saleem Junaid Saleem Junaid Saleem () (born August 21, 1968) is a Pakistani Talk show host at Dunya News. He hosts Pakistani political comedy talk show "Hasb-e-Haal", with Sohail Ahmed (Azizi) and Few Guests. Junaid belongs to an Arain family. He is also the Chief Editor of the famous newspaper "Daily Insaf" He was born on August 21, 1968 in Okara, Pakistan. He is son of Doctor Muhammad Salim. His father built a welfare hospital in Okara naming "Free Hospital" near baldia office. Dr. Abdul Ghani was uncle of Junaid Salim. Salman Ghani (son of Dr. Abdul Ghani) a renowned journalist