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

9 December 2009

International News

Political

• Tokyo (AFP) US-Japanese talks on resolving a festering row over an American military base have been put on hold until Tokyo clarifies its position, Japan’s foreign minister said on Tuesday (Daily Times, p- A9 )

Economic

• Tokyo (Reuters) Japan’s government agreed on a $ 81 billion stimulus package on Tuesday, aimed at preventing the economy from tipping back into recession as deflation persists and a strong yen threatens exports (Daily Times, p- B5, The News, p- 18, Dawn, p- 17)