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Expat focus: Book chronicles Pakistani successes

A new book on 100 prominent Pakistani expatriates belonging to different walks of lives is being compiled telling the story of their success in the UAE.

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  • Published: 00:09 August 3, 2008
  • Gulf News

Dubai: A new book on 100 prominent Pakistani expatriates belonging to different walks of lives is being compiled telling the story of their success in the UAE.

The book titled 'Top 100 Pakistanis in the UAE 'is being written in Urdu by two Dubai-based Pakistani writers Tahir Muneer Tahir and Shaikh Pervez.

"In our book, we are going to focus on Pakistani expatriates who have excelled in their fields and contributed to the development of the UAE," said Tahir.

He added that 100 people out of the 700,000 Pakistanis living in the UAE are being chosen from all over the country. "It is a daunting task but we are determined to do it," he added.

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