BOOKS IN BRIEF

Published September 19, 2021

UAE Business Essentials: Practical Legal Protections for Individuals, Entrepreneurs and SMEs

Kamal K. Jabbar

Coming from a Dubai-based lawyer and adviser on banking and corporate matters, this compact yet comprehensive guide meets the specific needs of those planning to enter the world of Dubai business for the first time, advising individuals and small businesses on the UAE’s ecosystem, its commercial laws and the nuances of doing business in one of the most vibrant economies in the world.

Bhutto Khandaan Meri Yaadon Mein: Wajid Shamsul Hasan Ki Nisf Sadi Par Muheet Yaadein

Wajid Shamsul Hasan

Translating to The Bhutto Family in My Memories: Wajid Shamsul Hasan’s Memoirs of Half a Century, this is an insider account of events centred on the Bhutto family, as narrated by someone who spent a lifetime associated with them. In addition, the author recounts memories of his own life and career trajectory, from starting out as a junior journalist to his appointment as chairman of the National Press Trust.

Published in Dawn, Books & Authors, September 19th, 2021

Opinion

Editorial

Punishing evaders
02 May, 2024

Punishing evaders

THE FBR’s decision to block mobile phone connections of more than half a million individuals who did not file...
Engaging Riyadh
Updated 02 May, 2024

Engaging Riyadh

It must be stressed that to pull in maximum foreign investment, a climate of domestic political stability is crucial.
Freedom to question
02 May, 2024

Freedom to question

WITH frequently suspended freedoms, increasing violence and few to speak out for the oppressed, it is unlikely that...
Wheat protests
Updated 01 May, 2024

Wheat protests

The government should withdraw from the wheat trade gradually, replacing the existing market support mechanism with an effective new one over the next several years.
Polio drive
01 May, 2024

Polio drive

THE year’s fourth polio drive has kicked off across Pakistan, with the aim to immunise more than 24m children ...
Workers’ struggle
Updated 01 May, 2024

Workers’ struggle

Yet the struggle to secure a living wage — and decent working conditions — for the toiling masses must continue.