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

19 October 2009

International News

Political

• WASHINGTON (Agency) A trip by the U.S. defense secretary to Tokyo this week will offer an early test of ties with Japan’s new government, which swept to power last month promising a more independent path from Washington (Pakistan Observer, p- 3)

Economic

• BEIJING (AFP) China will overtake Japan to become the second largest economy in the next two years, giving Beijing greater clout on the world stage and boosting the ruling Communists stature at home, analyst say (Pakistan Observer, p- 6)

• Tokyo (AFP) Move over hybrids- the biggest buzz at this year’s Tokyo Motor Show looks set to come from electric cars as the dream of affordable zero-emission vehicles moves closer to reality (Pakistan Observer, p- 7)