Dubai Works

Na woh farishta ho, na woh farishte jaisi ho, Mujhe talash hai ek dost ki, jo sirf mere jaisi ho Na woh rehti ho jannat mai, na urti ho badlo mai Bus meri tarah basati ho ek dunia, khwabon mai Agar kabhi ruth jaon mai, narazgi mai khamosh rahon mai Tu woh muskura kar manaye, bus aisi ho Dukhoon  mai hasane ka hunar ho us mai Ek achi lambi dosti nibhana janti ho Na woh farishta ho, na woh pari ho, bus ek aam insan ho Zameen par hon pao uske, kande se kandha mila kar jo chalti ho Aisi dost ki talash hai, jo mera khiyal rakhna janti ho.

By Aisha Yaqub A polluted lake found in the Arabian Ranches community of Dubai, is in the process of being cleaned and the water purified, after a shocking discovery of a dead duck by residents led to questions being raised.  Residents of the three Al Reem communities in Arabian Ranches, share a common lake and people walk at the lake during various times of the day. On 2 8th March, Lubna Akram a resident of Al Reem 1 was walking at the lake when she found the dead duck.  “I was walking and sensed some pungent smell in the air. It was very intense. I kept walking and came upon a few ducks. When I saw closely, one was lying flat on its back. I thought it looked dead.” According to Ms. Akram, there was also abnormal white foam over the water in the lake, which she had never seen before.  “I have been walking at this lake from the past 4 years now and have never seen such foam floating on top of the water before.” she added.  Soon residents started raising questions about the dead d