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

1 July, 2009

LOCAL NEWS  

POLITICAL

1. Karachi (APP) Japan and Pakistan have always enjoyed good friendly relations, said Consul General of Japan in Karachi, Akinori Wada. (The News, p-18)

INTERNATIONAL NEWS
MISC

1. Frankfurt/Tokyo (Reuters) Japanese unemployment hit its highest level for six years on Tuesday and euro zone bank lending stalled, adding to fears that a substantial recovery from global recession is some way off. (The News, p-18)