Midnight's Children prize winners in 1993 and 2008 to celebrate the Booker Prize 25th and 40th anniversary. In 2003, the novel was listed on the BBC's The Big Read poll of the UK's "best-loved novels". It was also added to the list of Great Books of the 20th Century, published by Penguin Books. "Midnight's Children" is a loose allegory for events in India both before and, primarily, after the independence and partition of India. The protagonist and narrator of the story is Saleem Sinai, born at the exact moment when India became an independent country. He was born with telepathic powers, as
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