The inside ministry on Friday denied reviews in regards to the “focused deportation” of Pakistanis from the United Arab Emirates, asserting that no “country- or sect-specific” expulsions from any nation, together with the UAE, have been being carried out.
The ministry’s assertion contradicts claims on social media that Pakistanis have been being deported from the UAE with none cause.
In latest days, a number of media shops have additionally reported that Pakistanis are being deported from the UAE. Amongst them, The New York Times printed a report earlier at this time stating that the Gulf nation had begun a “large-scale expulsion” of Pakistani employees.
The US information outlet spoke to greater than 20 Pakistani Shias who labored within the UAE, the report acknowledged, including that “all [the workers] mentioned they have been immediately arrested, detained and deported previously month”.
The article linked the reported expulsion to what it described as an obvious dent within the relationship between the 2 international locations amid the continuing Center East battle.
Following these reviews, the inside ministry mentioned in a put up on X that it had taken discover of “speculative reporting in sections of media particularly social media about focused deportations of Pakistani nationals from brotherly Islamic nation of UAE”.
“Having gone by way of the main points and information, it’s essential to state that each one such reporting is mala fide and a part of vicious propaganda by vested curiosity. No nation or sect particular deportations from any nation together with UAE are being carried out,” it asserted.
The ministry mentioned deportations, if any, have been a routine course of in step with the host nation rules and authorized system, violations of their legal guidelines and overstay/unlawful documentation.
“On the identical time, Pakistani nationals, having fulfilled host nation visa and work-based necessities, proceed to go to/entry work visas within the UAE and different pleasant international locations with out prejudice,” it mentioned.
“Pretend information being peddled on the contrary together with social media posts is malicious and fabricated with a objective to serve ulterior motives,” mentioned the ministry.
“Any problem… with any Pakistani nationwide is all the time taken up on a case to case foundation with the nation involved by way of established international workplace channels,” it added.
Throughout a weekly briefing on Thursday, Overseas Workplace spokesperson Tahir Andrabi was additionally requested in regards to the “unusually excessive quantity” of emergency exit paperwork (ETD) or outpasses being issued by the Pakistani consulate within the UAE.
In his response, Andrabi mentioned the event was “primarily pushed by administrative actions, together with immigration standing violation and different authorized infractions”.
“The Consulate Normal in Dubai… issued round 2,714 emergency journey paperwork, whereas the embassy in Abu Dhabi issued 780 of these, between January to April 2026. So this was the four-month document,” he mentioned.
When requested to verify whether or not the Pakistani authorities had made inquiries to the Emirati officers and regulation enforcement businesses about these reviews of expulsions, he mentioned: “Our embassy is in contact with the UAE authorities. Our mission has additionally ensured that within the wake of the hostilities within the Gulf area, and within the wake of very critical armed assaults in opposition to the UAE, which we now have condemned, our group absolutely complies with the native legal guidelines, with the native directions.”
He mentioned the Pakistani group, by and huge, aside from perhaps a number of sporadic circumstances, had been cooperating with the native authorities within the UAE.
“So, I feel that is what the standing is. The Ministry of Inside and related departments are additionally seized of this matter (repatriation). This matter is continuing as per regulation. I don’t see any political cause for his or her deportation. These are primarily authorized circumstances, that are being taken care of, each by our diplomatic missions in UAE in addition to by the UAE authorities.”