Islamabad: May 2, 2012. (PCP) Convener World Minorities Alliance J Salik has thanked National Press Club (NPC) Islamabad for awarding him with its honorary life membership. In a press statement issued here Tuesday J Salik said in Pakistan’s history he was the first Christian leader who had been awarded life membership by an elected body of journalists. He said by awarding honorary life membership, the NPC had in fact acknowledged his relentless struggle not only for rights of minorities but also for supporting journalists’ movements for achievement of their rights. He said the World Minorities Alliance with the active support of rights conscious journalists would one day win the decisive battle for the rights of the people including minorities of Pakistan. He said NPC life membership award is a matter of great pride not only for him but also for minorities in general and Christians in particular. He said by awarding him with life membership award the NPC had written its history in golden words.