Muhammad Salim Khawaja was born in the village of Miana Gondal in Gujrat District of Punjab.
While studying in Peshawar, Salim made acquaintance with writers and poets; notably Farigh Bukhari, Mohsin Ahsan, Raza Hamdani, and Jauhar Meer.
Ahmad Salim quickly learned about the scarcity of research material and the difficulty in obtaining information from government institutes.
From 1996 to June 2007, Ahmad Salim worked as the Director of Urdu Publications for Sustainable Development Policy Institute, an NGO.
In 2010 he received the Islamic Republic of Pakistan's Pride of Performance Award in recognition of his contribution in the field of literature.
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Research Studies Conducted since 2003 include: SARRC contains a wealth of information on minorities, development, gender, security and violence which have been focal to the evolution of history and society of the region.
[5] The SARRC has acquired and preserved information including fact-sheets, unpublished material, manuscripts, policy papers and official reports of various Commissions and Committees.
[6] Almost all of the important newspapers, periodicals, books, reports and documents published during the last two centuries are preserved under one roof.
[7] Salim published some 175 books in both Urdu and Punjabi, including essays, translations, biographies and poetry.