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

25 January, 2009

LOCAL NEWS   

ECONOMIC 

-     Rawalpindi, Jan 24 (By Amin Ahmed) The Engineering Development Board (EDB) is seeking technical assistance from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) for three projects in engineering sector. (Dawn, p-9)

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

ECONOMIC 

-     Kabul (NNI) Education facilities in Kabul city will receive a boost with a new US $ 24 million grant from the government of Japan. (The Nation, p-9; The Frontier Post, p-6)