This is not the first case of this type involving Pakistanis victims of the consequences of the worsening conflict.
Smoke billows from Zayed Port after an Iranian attack, following US and Israeli strikes against Iran, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, March 1, 2026. Photo taken with a phone. PHOTO: REUTERS
Pakistani national killed in UAE after debris from intercepted missile fell in Abu Dhabi, says Al Jazeera. The death comes as the war sparked by U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran continues to spread across the Gulf, endangering civilians far beyond the main battlefield.
The victim was identified as a Pakistani national by the Abu Dhabi media office, Al Jazeera reported on Tuesday, adding that the person was killed by falling debris from an intercepted missile in the Bani Yas area of Abu Dhabi.
This is not the first case of this type involving Pakistanis victims of the consequences of the scale of the conflict. On February 28, a Pakistani citizen died in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) during the interception of an Iranian missile after joint US and Israeli strikes against Iran triggered retaliation.
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A second Pakistani man was subsequently killed in Dubai’s Al Barsha district on March 8 when debris from an aerial interception fell on a vehicle. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif also lamented the death of two Pakistanis in Dubai and asked authorities to help repatriate their bodies.
Another Pakistani death occurred the same day, when a fisherman from Gwadar was killed in Iranian waters after debris from an Israeli missile intercepted by Iranian air defenses hit his boat. Local authorities identified the victim as Muhammad Tayyab, a resident of Balochistan’s Gwadar district.
On March 6, falling debris in Abu Dhabi injured six Pakistani and Nepalese nationals due to the interception of a drone and wider missile activity over the United Arab Emirates.
The broader regional conflict began on February 28, when the United States and Israel launched coordinated strikes against Iran. Since then, Iranian missile and drone attacks have targeted Israel as well as US-linked strategic sites in several Gulf states, widening the danger zone for expatriate workers, including large Pakistani communities in the UAE and elsewhere in the region.
