Asma Ali Zain

DUBAI - Bodies of the four Pakistani workers who died in the Dubai Airport Terminal 3 accident on September 27 will be flown back home today.

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DUBAI — Making it big remained a dream for 18-year-old Mohammed Amjad, a Pakistani national who died in the accident at the Dubai airport expansion site on September 27.

DUBAI — With permission from Dubai Police, the Pakistan Association Dubai (PAD) is filming a documentary highlighting the plight of illegal Pakistanis in the UAE. The film will shortly be released to all Pakistani TV channels.

SHARJAH — Heaving a sigh of relief and embracing each other amidst tears of joy, the 22 stranded Sri Lankan workers of Moon Garments finally flew to Colombo yesterday evening.

DUBAI — Following a complaint by a passenger who was callously dumped on the roadside in Rashidiya by a rude taxi driver recently, the Acting Director of the Administration Department of Dubai Transportation, Ammar Ali bin Tamim said that such violations were taken very seriously by the company.

DUBAI — Lambasting the decision of the Pakistan Association, Dubai (PAD) to delay the election schedule by a month, the Pakistani community in the UAE denied that they had asked for an extension of the already-delayed polls and said that the decision was inappropriate and unconstitutional.

DUBAI — Spurred on by a Khaleej Times’ report, the Pakistani community has risen to the occasion and raised a sum of Dh550,000 for the construction of the pending school block of His Highness Shaikh Rashid Al Maktoum School.

DUBAI — The construction work on the new six-room block of His Highness Shaikh Rashid Al Maktoum School, Dubai, has been put on hold for some more months, dashing the hopes of students who had expected the new block to be complete during the summer vacations as promised.

DUBAI — Her winning smile gives no indication of the pain she is undergoing. Three-month-old Ridda Zahra Naqvi was born with a congenital disease in which her heart has no partitions. If left untreated, the condition could prove fatal.

DUBAI - Following a warning from Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) last month, the Pakistan Professionals Forum (PPF) will now formally carry out its activities as a wing of the Pakistan Association, Dubai.