Four generations of a Pakistani family in Dubai - in pictures
Shaukat with his sons Muhammad Ayub, left, Taimur Shaukat Ali Rana, right, and Muhammad Asad, standing, at his home in Mirdif. All photos: Pawan Singh / The National
Shaukat shows an image of him with now Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan.
Shaukat pictured with his first camera at celebrations leading to the creation of the UAE on December 2, 1971. The family had driven to Abu Dhabi from Dubai.
Shaukat holds up old negative films at his home in Dubai.
Shaukat shows an old photo of him with Pervez Musharraf, former president of Pakistan.
A permit allowing the Rana family to travel from Dubai to Abu Dhabi in 1971.
Shaukat shows old photos of Dubai and Abu Dhabi.
Shaukat displays some of his old cameras.
An old photo of the Rana family in Dubai, taken before the unification of the UAE.
The Rana family home on the outskirts of Mirdif.
A permit issued in Abu Dhabi in 1970, allowing the Rana family to drive to Dubai.
Shaukat (second left) with his family and their Volkswagen car outside their house in Dubai around 1970.
The Rana family's villa in Mirdif under construction.
Crowds watch members of the Armed Forces take part in a parade to celebrate the foundation of the UAE on December 2, 1971.
Shaukat's first shop selling photography equipment and supplies in Deira, the foundation of his family business.
Shaukat as a teenager near his family home in Dubai.
