From the News, Nation, Dawn, Pakistan Observer, Daily Times, Frontier Post, Nawa-i-Waqt (Urdu) and Jang (Urdu) newspapers                                                                            

22 April, 2009

LOCAL NEWS  

ECONOMIC 

-     Islamabad (APP) The World Bank has stated that the scale of the donor pledges made on April 17 in Japan was manifestation of the regard for the tough measures the economic team led by Shaukat Tarin has taken in Pakistan in the past few months. (The News, p-18) 

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

POLITICAL

-          Tokyo (Online) Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi foresees wide-ranging Pak-Us talks during his visit to Washington on May 7 and 8. (The News, p-9) 

ECONOMIC 

-     Tokyo (Agencies) Japan Airlines (JAL), Asia’s largest carrier, is seeking two billion dollars in emergency government loans to shore up its finances amid the global economic downturn, reports said Tuesday. (The Frontier Post, p-8) 

MISC

-          Yokohama (AFP) Tokyo had Godzilla – at least on celluloid – now the nearby post of Yokohama boats sci-fi monsters of its own: a pair of giant metallic spiders to help it mark an anniversary. (The Nation, p-11)

-          Tokyo (AFP Picture) Models display rose creations by young designer Madoka Asano during the So-en fashion contest at the Bunka Fashion college in Japan. (The Nation, p-11)