Asma Ali Zain

DUBAI - There are several agencies operating in Pakistan that do not want to see the return of Shahbaz Sharif, the brother of deposed prime minister Nawaz Sharif, said Dr Sahibzada Abul Khair Muhammad Zubair, Member National Assembly and senior vice-president of Mutahidda Majlise Amal (MMA).

DUBAI - Having no choice but to either head home or trust agencies to attest their certificates, several Pakistani expats in the UAE complain that the initial process of taking up a job in the emirates has become a tedious process.

DUBAI - "A bloodless, cataract removal surgery can be performed in three minutes," said Dr Azam Ali, Consultant Opthalmologist and Head of the Opthamology Section at Aga Khan University Hospital in Karachi.

DUBAI - Beware! A scam e-mail from Citibank group advising all bank users to enter their full ATM card and pin number is doing the rounds in the UAE.

DUBAI - Thankappan Jaya Sekhar realised how vunerable life was was when suddenly one day, he found out that he was suffering from bone marrow cancer. In all his healthy 44 years, Thankappan had never visited a doctor for more than a routine flu and fever check up.

DUBAI - After a delay of nearly eight months, construction work on the new six-room block of His Highness Shaikh Rashid Al Maktoum School, Dubai, has finally been approved by the Board of Governors and work will start as soon as the go ahead is given by the Dubai Municipality.

DUBAI - Microsoft South Gulf, a subsidiary of Microsoft operating in the markets of the UAE, Oman, Yemen and Pakistan markets will soon finalise two agreements with the ministries of education in the UAE and Oman in a bid to launch the global "Partners in Learning" initiative.

DUBAI - Cradling 12-year-old Marziyeh Hussain Askari in his arms, her father, Hussain Ali Askari whispers her name in her ears softly.

DUBAI - The assassination of Palestinian leader Dr Abdel Aziz Al Rantissi and the present unrest in Palestine has come about due to American policies that aim at ruling the world, said Pakistan's Jamat Islami (JI) chief Qazi Hussain Ahmed on Sunday.

DUBAI - Promises made by the Dubai Government, nearly a year ago, to provide better services in lieu of the huge amounts being charged as maternity fees are apparently not having the desired effect as the once brimming hospital corridors now appear deserted, while the once busy staff now sit idle, twiddling their thumbs.

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