Nearly 19pc UAE males are smokers

DUBAI — More than 18 per cent adult males in the UAE are smokers, said a senior health expert yesterday, citing World Health Organisation (WHO) statistics.

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Pakistan’s sinking ship?

TODAY, it is the seventh day since Pakistan’s President Pervez Musharraf announced emergency in the country. It is also the seventh day since the clamp down on media and judiciary during which several media men and lawyers have been arrested. Since then, it is only these two institutions that have openly been braving the wrath of the General.

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MoH to study cause of child obesity in UAE

DUBAI — A scientific study will soon be conducted by the Ministry of Health (MoH) to assess the main factor causing obesity among children in the UAE, said Minister of Health Humaid Mohammed Obaid Al Qutami yesterday.

Curbs on media attract criticism

DUBAI — A day after the emergency was imposed in Pakistan, the UAE-based Pakistani media have slammed the decision to place curbs on the freedom of the Press.

No PIA flights to Dubai despite end of stir

DUBAI — All Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flights to Dubai from Pakistan remained cancelled for the second day even after the engineers and technicians in Pakistan called off their strike yesterday.