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

19 September 2009

International News
Political

• Tokyo : Japan’s new foreign minister reassured the US diplomat in charge of Asia-Pacific region that Tokyo wants to strengthen bilateral relations including their long-standing military alliance. (Daily Times , p-A9)
• Tokyo : An opening in Japan’s election as the Democratic Party of Japan will try to establish a European-style labor-party  government. ( Daily Times , p-A8)

Economic

• Islamabad: Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited (ZTBL) and two Japanese companies signed agreements aimed at enhancing quality of water and soil through introduction of modern agriculture machinery. ( The News, p-15) , (Dawn , p-17)
• Tokyo : The Bank of Japan (BOJ) has given an upbeat assessment of the Japanese economy and hinted it may soon withdraw some emergency support measures.  (The Frontier Post , p-8)
• Tokyo : The Yamaha Company plans to invest $150 million in motorcycle manufacturing plant in Pakistan. (The Nation , p-17)
• Tokyo : Japan Airlines has received a joint offer of assistance from American Airlines and British Airways to help it through its financial difficulties. (Pakistan Observer , p-7)
• Tokyo : Wall Street giant Goldman Sachs said that it had agreed to sell a 15.7 percent stake in troubled Sanyo Electric to Panasonic Corp. for about 126 billion yen.  ( The Nation , p-18)

Sports

• Tokyo : Tokyo is offering the best bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics by aiming for green Games to help save the earth. (The Nation , p-23)