Pakistani editor wins top award
Pakistani editor Najam Sethi, repeatedly jailed under various regimes, received a prestigious press freedom award yesterday for his work in the face of constant death threats.
Sethi, editor-in-chief of the Friday Times and Daily Times in Pakistan, accepted the 2009 Golden Pen of Freedom from the World Association of Newspapers (WAN), warning that extremists now posed as great a threat to press freedoms as repressive governments.
Speaking at the WAN’s annual conference in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad, Sethi noted that the Taliban had prevented the sale of his newspapers in areas of Pakistan under their control and had placed him on a hit-list along with three other Pakistani journalists.
“My family live in a constant state of siege, guarded by eight police commandos around the clock,” Sethi said.
A long-time advocate of a substantial peace dialogue between India and Pakistan, Sethi said the media in both countries were “entrapped by a narrow nationalism” that provided a powerful barrier to government-to-government contact.
“While I am honoured by this award, it would mean much more to me to advance my dream of everlasting peace in South Asia,” he said.
Source: Gulf Times
http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/printArticle.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=3...
My vote goes to you.
"Think 100 times before you take a decision, But once that decision is taken, stand by it as one man" - Muhammad Ali Jinnah
Thank you Yousri. Sorry for not having seen the thread on Pakistan Group.
On a separate note, I think anything good related to our beloved homeland should be posted on the main forum so that it reaches to the wider readership especially to non-Pakistanis. What you guys think?
Bhai, its already posted in our group
http://www.qatarliving.com/node/826181
"Think 100 times before you take a decision, But once that decision is taken, stand by it as one man" - Muhammad Ali Jinnah
thx for sharing bro ... congrats to u and all pakistanis for one other big acheivment . and this shows that good and hard work every one appriciat as our fellow indians appriciated mr sethi for his good work .
let us all pray for better future for our countries and good relation bitween Pakistan and india .. so our next genration can live peacfully in our countires .