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

17 February 2010

Local News

  Economic

• Islamabad (Staff Report / APP) The government of Japan would provide financial support of US$ 162,640 to Himalayan Green Club, a non-governmental organization, for the provision of educational facilities, water supply and sanitation system for the residents of Hoto and Pakola villages of Gilgit-Baltistan (Pakistan Observer, p- 10, The Statesman, p- 4, Daily Pakistan, p- 2, Daily Times, p- B3, Daily The Mail, p- 3, Daily Express, p- 2, Daily Ausaf, p- 3 )

Culture

• Islamabad (Magazine Report) Japanese Ambassador looking at the pictures drawn by the students at the Japan children art competition (Daily Jang, p- 3)

International News

  Economic

• Tokyo (By Irfan Siddiqui) Pakistan may lose a proposed investment of $ 150 million by Japanese giant Yamaha Motors because of its unclear automobile policy (The News, p- 15)

• Tokyo (By Irfan Siddiqui) Owing to a massive recall of cars, Toyota Motors has refused to accept an energy-efficiency award from the Japanese government for its hybrid Prius energy-efficient car (The News, p- 17)