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

31 October 2009

International News

Economic

• Tokyo (AFP) Japan’s economy on Friday showed fresh signs that it is recovering after a sharp downturn, with the jobless rate hitting a four-month low, deflation easing and household spending edging up (Daily Times, p- B5)