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

11 August 2009

Local News

Culture

• Islamabad (APP) Japan would help Pakistan up-grade  its archaeological sites and some other tourist destinations to promote tourism between two countries (The Nation, p- 15)

International News

Economic

• Tokyo (AFP) Hopes mounted Monday that Japan’s economy is on the mend after its worst recession in decades as the current account surplus showed the first rise in 16 months and machinery orders rebounded (Daily Times, p- B5)