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

19 January, 2009

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

POLITICAL

-          Dhaka (Agencies) The government of Japan said on Saturday it had pledged to lend Bangladesh nearly $440 million for power generation and bridge construction projects. (Pakistan Observer, p-6)

-          Tokyo (Agencies) Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso tried to rally his fracturing party on Sunday ahead of an election this year it looks set to lose, vowing to turn around a worsening recession and win over disillusioned voters. (The Frontier Post, p-5)  

MISC

-          Article (AFP) Japan, an economic giant with almost no natural energy resources, is eyeing restarting its “dream nuclear reactor” this year after a raft of safety scares closed the plant for more than 13 years. (Daily Times, p-B4)