Beirut, Dec 16 : Najaam Sethi, Editor-in-Chief of Friday Times and Daily Times in Pakistan, has been awarded the 2009 Golden Pen of Freedom, the annual press freedom prize of the World Association of Newspapers.

Sethi, whose newspapers advocate liberal and secular ideas in Pakistan, too-often torn by religious extremism, was honoured for his outstanding defence and promotion of press freedom under difficult circumstances and constant personal danger, the Daily Times reported.

London, July 26 : Najam Sethi, chief editor of the Daily Times, one of Pakistan’s most respected English language newspapers, has received death threats from militant groups for publishing a cartoon of a radical woman Islamic leader encouraging her pupils to wage holy war.

Sethi moves under heavy security after ultra-conservative Islamic elements warned him of serious consequences if he did not repent. Six army commandos now guard his house in Lahore, The Times reported.

Lahore, Nov 7 : President Pervez Musharraf has weakened his position after proclaiming emergency rule in Pakistan whereas Benazir Bhutto has become stronger and is now in a position to deal with Mu