Attacks on Sui gasfield are hidden attempts by enemies: Pak minister

DUBAI — The recent attacks on the Sui gasfield are in fact concealed attempts by enemies — both internal and external — of the Gwadar Port Project in Pakistan, which is among the world’s growing economies, said Shaikh Rashid Ahmed, Pakistan’s Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting.

PakArab.com launched

DUBAI — Giving the Pakistani community a common platform for discussion and sharing of ideas, a web portal launched by Pakistani professionals in Dubai PakArab.com has already witnessed a soft opening.

700 taxis will cater to Global Village visitors

DUBAI — Easing travelling problems for DSF 2005 visitors, the Dubai Transport Corporation (DTC) has allocated 700 taxis for the visitors of the two-month long Global Village which starts off tomorrow.

Pak expats raise Dh550,000 for new school block

DUBAI — The foundation stone laying ceremony of the new six-room block of the Shaikh Rashid Al Maktoum School in Dubai was held on Wednesday after the Dubai Municipality gave its go-ahead recently.

DTC’s emiratisation drive paying

DUBAI — The Dubai Transport Corporation’s (DTC) emiratisation strategy is paying off with the number of nationals employed as drivers going up to 30, which is set to go up further, a top official has said.

Fraudster in garb of real estate agent

DUBAI — A fraudster, pretending to be real estate agent, has cheated nearly 20 house-hunters of thousands of dirhams on the pretext of leasing out a two-bedroom apartment in Deira.

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PAD will file mercy petition for convict

DUBAI — The Pakistan Association Dubai (PAD) has decided to file a mercy petition for Qamar Ali Khan, the jailed Pakistani whose family is in Dubai to appeal for the freedom of their son.

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A ‘doctor for all ailments’

DUBAI — Dr Riaz Qureshi, FRCGP Professor and Chair of Family Medicine Department at Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, was recently in Dubai to attend a health conference arranged by the Ministry of Health, Sharjah.