DUBAI - A group of 46 Sikh pilgrims, including 16 women and children, yesterday left Dubai for Lahore aboard the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) to celebrate the 534th birthday of Baba Guru Nanak Sahib.
DUBAI - The launch of the incentives scheme for Overseas Pakistanis, who remit money back home, has done wonders for the Pakistani exchequer and the economy. Official sources at the consulate are reporting massive increase in the money remitted by the UAE-based expatriates for the year 2002-2003.
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DUBAI - With the advent of the holy month of Ramadan, shoppers are thronging marketplaces to replenish their stock of eatables. This year, there was a noticeable increase in the prices of fruits and vegetables as well as other edibles a few days before the onset of the holy month, revealed a survey undertaken by Khaleej Times. Most sellers, however, deny it.
DUBAI - We are losing the battle against blindness as, according to a survey, 1.9 per cent of the population in Pakistan is totally blind, said Lt-Gen (Retd) Jahan Dad Khan, President, Al Shifa Eye Trust.
DUBAI - In a moving show of unity, the Pakistani community in the UAE is joining hands to raise funds to 'save' the 23-year-old Pakistan Community Welfare School in Mussaffah, Abu Dhabi.
DUBAI - Under the patronage of Shaikh Nahyan Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, UAE 2004 Educational IT Challenge was launched at the Knowledge Village yesterday.
DUBAI - Seraiki language should be given status equal to Punjabi as the Pakistan government has made regional languages compulsory in schools, said president of Pakistan Seraiki Party, barrister Taj Muhammad Langah.
DUBAI - With effect from October 1, Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) will introduce its new and luxurious Economy Plus class on all its international flights.
DUBAI - Pakistan has presented itself as a strong case to the world at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank (WB) meetings by proving that its economic fundamentals have given strong returns, thereby making it an investor-friendly country, said Dr Ishrat Husain, Governor State Bank of Pakistan.
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