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

7 November 2009

International News

Political

• GINOWAN: Japan (By Isabel Reynolds) Okinawa split over US military base’s future (Dawn, p- 10)

• Tokyo (AFP) Japan’s Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama on Friday said he does not plan to make a decision on the relocation of a controversial US military base before President Barack Obama visits Tokyo next week (Dawn, p- 11)

Economic

• Tokyo (AFP) Japan from Friday hosted the leaders of Southeast Asia’s five Mekong River nations as the world’s number two economy looks to deepen ties with the resource –rich region amid growing influence from China (Daily Times, p- B5)