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

18 January, 2009

LOCAL NEWS  

CULTURAL

-          Jan. 20 – Exhibition of Japanese Calendars under  Japan-Pakistan Friendship Fest 2009, organized by Pakistan National Council of the Arts in collaboration with MEXT Alumni Association and Embassy of Japan, at National Art Gallery Plot No. 5, Sector F-5/1, Islamabad, 4:00 pm. (Pakistan Observer, p-10)  

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

ECONOMIC 

-     Tokyo (AFP) Tokyo shares prices are likely to rebound next week as Barack Obama’s inauguration as US president reignites hopes for an economic recovery, dealers said Friday. (Daily Times, p-B5)