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

6 October 2009

Local News

Economic

• Islamabad (APP / Online / Staff Report) Japan on Monday announced provision of financial assistance of Rs. 7.68 million (US$ 95,258) for supply of safe drinking water to the residents of three villages of Murree ( Pakistan Observer, p- 10, The Statesman, p- 5, Daily Ausaf, p- 1, Dawn, p- 15, Business Recorder, p- 8, The Nation, p- 4, Daily Mail, p- 2, Daily Nawa-i-Waqt, p- 3, Daily Jang, p- 3, Daily Express, p- 8,  

International News

Political

• LAHORE (Daily Times Monitor) China and Japan have begun talks on forging a new union that could make them the most powerful force in the world, the Telegraph reported on Monday  (Daily Times, p- A9)

• Tokyo (Agencies) Support for Japan’s new cabinet is rising high at 71 percent, but in one sign of possible trouble ahead, the same percentage of voters are unhappy with the Prime Minister’s explanation of funding scandal, a survey showed on Monday (Pakistan Observer, p- 3)