<p>Sethi, editor-in-chief, ‘Friday Times’ and ‘Daily Times’, Pakistan, received the award for 2009 from Xavier Vidal-Folch, president, World Editors Forum, at the inaugural ceremony of World Newspapers Congress and World Editors Forum here.<br /><br />Describing Pakistan as one of the most deadly places for journalists, World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) and World Editors Forum expressed solidarity with independent Pakistani journalists who, despite difficulties, remained the most outspoken in South Asia.<br /><br />They called upon the Pakistani authorities to take all necessary measures to end the violence against journalists, secure a safer environment for them, and commit to uphold international standards of freedom of expression and of the press.<br /></p>
<p>Sethi, editor-in-chief, ‘Friday Times’ and ‘Daily Times’, Pakistan, received the award for 2009 from Xavier Vidal-Folch, president, World Editors Forum, at the inaugural ceremony of World Newspapers Congress and World Editors Forum here.<br /><br />Describing Pakistan as one of the most deadly places for journalists, World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) and World Editors Forum expressed solidarity with independent Pakistani journalists who, despite difficulties, remained the most outspoken in South Asia.<br /><br />They called upon the Pakistani authorities to take all necessary measures to end the violence against journalists, secure a safer environment for them, and commit to uphold international standards of freedom of expression and of the press.<br /></p>