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

8 October 2009

Local News

Economic

• Islamabad (APP /  Staff Report) The government of Japan has decided to grant financial support of US$ 87,292 (approx. Rs. 6.97 million) under “the Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects” to Al-Shifa Trust for strengthening eye care services in Kohat ( Pakistan Observer, p- 10,   , The Nation, p- 19, Daily Ausaf, p- 5, Daily Nawa-i-Waqt, p- 3, Daily Express, p- 3)

International News

Economic

• Tokyo (APP) The Japanese financial institution SBI has made a plan to establish 112 million dollars Islamic Investment Fund in India (Daily Express, p- 14)

MISC

• (COURTESY TELEGRAPH) Japanese suit that fights flu (Daily Times, p- B8)