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

13 November 2009

Local News

Political

• Islamabad (INP) Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani has sent a message of felicitations to Mr. Akihito, the Emperor of Japan on the 20th anniversary of his accession to the throne (The Frontier Post, p- 9)

International News

Political

•  (Article by John Lee) Pacific angst (Daily Times, p- A8)

• KABUL (NNI) The military spokesman for NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) has said that Japan’s commitments to Afghanistan are welcomed by allies, but refused to comment on whether the ending of a Japanese refueling mission would deter ISAF’s mission (The Frontier Post, p- 2)

• Tokyo (Agencies) Tens of thousands of well-wishers lined the streets of Tokyo on Thursday for a parade on the 20th anniversary of the coronation of Emperor Akihito, who urged Japanese not to forget the lessons of World War 11 (Pakistan Observer, p- 3)

MISC

• JAPAN (Photo by AP) People in festival costume carry portable shrines through a street in front of the Imperial Palace in Tokyo during a parade to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Emperor Akihito’s coronation on Thursday (The News, p- 11)