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NAJAM AZIZ SETHI is an alumnus of Government College University, Lahore, and Cambridge University, UK. He was Alumnus of the Year and Eric Lane Fellow of Clare College, Cambridge University, in 2011 Sethi is South Asia's most decorated independent journalist, with three international press freedom awards: Courage in Journalism from Committee to Protect Journalists, New York; Freedom in Journalism Award from Amnesty International; and Golden Pen of Freedom from the World Association of Newspapers in 2009. He is also a recipient of the Hilal i Imtiaz (2012), the highest civil award for public service in "defense of democracy and Freedom" in Pakistan. He is a Founder-Editor in Chief of The Friday Times. (1989--), Daily Times. (2002-2009) and Daily Aajkal (2008-2009), three leading newspapers in Pakistan He was Pakistan Correspondent of The Economist, UK, from 1990-2009 and of Economist Intelligence Unit from 1997-2007. He is a frequent speaker at International Conferences on Geo-Strategic issues and a regular interviewee on international TV and radio. He has occasionally contributed to The Wall Street Journal, NY, The Independent, UK, The Telegraph, Calcutta, and various other newspaper. His TV program Aapas Ki Baat (2011-2017) on Geo TV w. the top rated independent political talk-show of Pakistan. He currently speaks on Najam Sethi Official YouTube Channel. He was interim Federal Minister for Accountability in 1996-97 and interim Chief Minister of Punjab province in 2013, Chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board 2013-14 and 2017-18, and Chairman of Pakistan Super [11911 2014-2027.