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

3 December 2009

Local News

Culture

• Islamabad (Staff Report / APP / Online) The Embassy of Japan and The Japan Foundation selected three secondary school teachers from Pakistan to visit Japan under Group-Tour Programme for Secondary School Educators 2009 from December 3 to December 16 (Dawn, p- 15, Daily Times, p- B1, The News, p- 14, The Nation, p- 14, The Post, p- B1, Pakistan Observer, p- 10, The Statesman, p- 5, Daily Express, p- 2, Daily Jang, p- 2, Daily Nawa-i-Waqt, p- 3)

International News

Political

• Tokyo (AFP) A senior lawmaker welcomed Wednesday the resignation of Japan’s defacto envoy to Taiwan, months after he caused anger by saying the island’s political status remained open to question (The Frontier Post, p- 6)

Economic

• Tokyo (Online) Bank of Japan will try its best to control deflation (Daily Jang, p- V)