Surging rents in Sharjah, Ajman worry tenants

SHARJAH - After having enjoyed stagnant rents for the past couple of years, the residents of Sharjah and Ajman are now struck with a sudden increase in the rents and prices in the emirates' commercial and residential properties.

Pak expats mark 'Basant'

DUBAI - Flying kites of all sizes, colours and hues, the Pakistani community in the UAE had a blast over the weekend. Every year, kite lovers from the community await Basant (advent of the spring season celebrated with kite flying) eagerly.

Red roses all the way

DUBAI - Roses are red, violets are blue, this my darling is just for you. Step aside teenagers, this year Valentine's Day is meant for married couples. Most flower shops in town have been booked to deliver red roses to wives at home here and abroad.

Was Qadeer a scapegoat?

DUBAI - The unpardonable act of betrayal by the architect of Pakistan’s nuclear capability, Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan, has shocked the whole Pakistani nation. Swinging between belief and disbelief, the nation is still trying to come to terms with the fact that whether the hero of the nation had actually committed such a crime.

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No short cut to success, says female surgeon

DUBAI - There is no short cut to success, says Dr Rehana Mohammed Ali Shah, the only female orthopaedic surgeon in the UAE and Pakistan. "I have worked hard to reach where I am today," says Dr Shah, a woman struggling in a man's world.

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Courier firm to deliver Pak passports at home

DUBAI - Pakistan-based courier company TCS will now operate and deliver passports, National Identity Cards for Overseas Pakistanis (Nicop) and other such documents - for a nominal fee - from its new counter at the Consulate-General of Pakistan in Dubai.

Pak body helps expats in a spot

DUBAI - The Pakistan Association's Welfare Committee (PAWC) helps resolve 90 to100 cases of Pakistanis who need assistance, on a monthly basis.

IT classes for Pak expats further delayed

DUBAI - An unresolved dispute over a locked hall between the Pakistan Association and the non-existent Pakistan Business Council (PBC) has led to further delay in the start of IT classes for Pakistani expats that were scheduled to start two months ago at the Pakistan Association premises.

Scooties are all the rage in the city

DUBAI - Faster than a bicycle and lighter than a motorbike, the scooty is the 'in' thing now. Zooming here and there noiselessly at a speed of 35kmph, the residents of Dubai are surely fascinated by the two-wheeler.