ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s ambassador to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) visited injured Pakistani nationals receiving treatment in Abu Dhabi after missile debris linked to the ongoing regional conflict caused casualties among expatriates in the Gulf state.
According to a statement posted on X by the Pakistan Embassy in Abu Dhabi, Ambassador Shafqat Ali Khan visited Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City and met Pakistanis injured during recent aerial interception incidents.
“Shafqat Ali Khan, Ambassador of Pakistan to the UAE visited Sheikh Shakhbout Hospital and met injured Pakistani nationals receiving treatment. He wished them a speedy recovery, appreciated the hospital administration for their care, and lauded the UAE government’s commitment to providing top-tier medical care to all affected residents,” the embassy said.
The embassy also announced new outreach measures for the Pakistani diaspora in the Emirates as the regional conflict continues to affect civilians across the Gulf.
“The Embassy of Pakistan in Abu Dhabi has launched an online registration form for the Pakistani Community residing in the UAE for the sake of Facilitation and outreach,” it said in a separate post.
The visit comes days after the Dubai Media Office confirmed that a Pakistani driver was killed when debris from an aerial interception struck a vehicle in Dubai’s Al Barsha district late Saturday night.
The Pakistani mission said its consulate in Dubai was working with local authorities to support the victim’s family and arrange repatriation.
“We are profoundly saddened to confirm that a Pakistani national lost his life yesterday in Dubai’s Al Barsha area due to falling debris following the interception of an incoming missile,” the embassy said earlier, adding that officials were in direct contact with authorities to facilitate assistance.
The death marked the second Pakistani fatality in the United Arab Emirates since the regional war erupted following US and Israeli strikes on Iran, which have triggered missile and drone attacks on American bases across parts of the Gulf and heightened risks to civilian areas.
UAE authorities earlier confirmed that another Pakistani national, Mureed Zaman from Bannu in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, was killed when debris from an intercepted missile fell on a residential area in Abu Dhabi.
He had been working in the Emirates for nearly eight years supporting his family back home.
The UAE government expressed condolences over the deaths and reiterated that “the targeting of civilians and civilian objects is unequivocally condemned and strictly prohibited under international law and humanitarian principles.”
