This is not the first case of its kind involving Pakistanis caught in the fallout of the growing conflict.
Smoke billows from Zayed Port after an Iranian attack, following US and Israeli attacks on Iran, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, March 1, 2026. Photo taken with a phone. PHOTO: REUTERS
A Pakistani citizen died in the United Arab Emirates after debris from an intercepted missile fell in Abu Dhabi, it was reported. Al Jazeera. The death comes as the war sparked by US and Israeli attacks on Iran continues to spread across the Gulf, putting civilians at risk 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 its kind involving Pakistanis caught in the fallout of the growing conflict. On February 28, a Pakistani national was killed in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) during the interception of an Iranian missile after joint US-Israeli strikes against Iran sparked retaliatory strikes.
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A second Pakistani man was later killed in the Al Barsha area of Dubai on March 8 when debris from an aerial intercept fell on a vehicle. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif also mourned the death of two Pakistanis in Dubai and ordered authorities to help repatriate their bodies.
Another Pakistani death occurred on the same day, when a fisherman from Gwadar died 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 Nepalese nationals due to an intercepted drone and broader missile activity over the United Arab Emirates.
The broader regional conflict began on February 28, when the United States and Israel launched coordinated attacks 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 United Arab Emirates and other parts of the region.
