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

16 August 2009

International News

Political

•  Tokyo (Agencies) Japan’s Prime Minister expressed deep regret over the suffering his country inflicted on Asian countries during World War II in a solemn ceremony Saturday that marked the 64th anniversary of Tokyo’s surrender (Pakistan Observer, p-3, The Frontier Post, p- 5)

Economic 

• Tokyo (AFP) Tokyo’s stock market rally may lose steam next week amid concern about overheating, although a rebound in the Japanese economy should help to keep the mood generally upbeat, dealers said Friday (Daily Times, p- B4)