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

18 December 2009

Local News

Economic

• Islamabad (APP / NNI) The Government of Japan has decided to extend financial support of US$ 95,235 (Rs.7.73 million approx.) to the Al-Khidmat Foundation Pakitan, a non-governmental organization, under the “Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects” for the project for Provision of Safe Drinking Water in Punjab (Pakistan Observer, p- 10, The Nation, p- 14, The Business Recorder, p- 9, The Statesman, p- 5, Daily Nawa-i-Waqt, p- 3)
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International News

Political  

• Tokyo  (AFP) Japan’s centre-left government, which took power three months ago, will suspend new funds for its joint missile defence system with the United States next year, officials said Thursday (Pakistan Observer, p- 3)