This is not the first such case involving Pakistanis caught up in the fallout from the growing conflict
Smoke billows from Zayed Port after an Iranian attack, following the US and Israeli attack on Iran, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, March 1, 2026. Photo taken by phone. PHOTO: REUTERS
A Pakistani national has been killed in the United Arab Emirates after debris from an intercepted missile fell in Abu Dhabi, according to Al Jazeera. The death comes as the war sparked by US 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 Abu Dhabi’s Bani Yas area.
This is not the first such case involving Pakistanis caught up in the fallout from the growing conflict. On February 28, a Pakistani national died in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) while intercepting an Iranian missile after joint US and Israeli attacks on Iran prompted retaliatory strikes.
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Another Pakistani was later killed in Dubai’s Al Barsha area on March 8 when debris from an airstrike fell on a vehicle. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif also mourned the death of two Pakistanis in Dubai and directed 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 officials identified the victim as Muhammad Tayyab, a resident of Gwadar district in Balochistan.
On March 6, falling debris in Abu Dhabi injured six Pakistani and Nepali nationals due to an intercepted drone and wider missile activity over the UAE.
The wider regional conflict began on 28 February when the US and Israel launched coordinated attacks on Iran. Since then, Iranian missile and drone strikes have targeted Israel as well as US-aligned and strategic locations across several Gulf states, widening the danger zone for expatriate workers, including large Pakistani communities in the UAE and elsewhere in the region.
