- Najam Sethi, former Editor-in-Chief of the Daily Times, Pakistan, was presented the ‘2009 Golden Pen of Freedom’, the annual press freedom prize of the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers, during the opening ceremony of the 62nd World Newspaper Congress and 16th World Editors’ Forum (WEF).
- Presenting the award, Xavier Vidal-Folch, President, WEF, said Mr. Sethi had managed to anger both the extremists and the government authorities, merely by doing his job, and “this is at the heart of why WAN-IFRA is honouring him today with its Golden Pen of Freedom award—for carrying out his role as an independent journalist, for reporting and investigating all sides equally, and for being a voice of moderation, despite the continuous threats and constant danger he faces”.
- “In presenting the Golden Pen to Mr. Sethi today, we in the international media community express our solidarity with all independent Pakistani journalists, who despite difficult conditions, remain among the most outspoken in South Asia”.
Najam Sethi received Hilal-e-Imtiaz
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