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

15 July 2009

International News

Political

•  Tokyo (AFP) Japan’s ruling party defeated a no-confidence motion Tuesday against the prime minister’s cabinet, but an increasingly bold opposition used the occasion to heap criticism on the government it aims to oust in national elections next month (Pakistan Observer, p- 3)

Misc

• Tokyo (AFP) Japanese scientists aim to create robot-insects (The Nation, p- 11)