Govt says no country- or sect-specific deportations are being carried out from the UAE below routine legal guidelines
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The Ministry of Inside on Friday dismissed stories relating to alleged focused deportations of Pakistani nationals from the United Arab Emirates, describing such claims as “malafide” and a part of a “vicious propaganda” marketing campaign.
The difficulty first surfaced final month when some social media accounts claimed that round 1,200 Pakistanis had been deported from the UAE over visa-related points and alleged authorized violations within the aftermath of the regional disaster that erupted after the US-Iran conflict. A report revealed by The New York Occasions earlier right now claimed that the UAE had initiated a large-scale expulsion of Pakistani staff.
The report mentioned it interviewed 20 Pakistani Shias, together with eight businessmen primarily based within the Emirates, who alleged that their Pakistani workers had been deported in latest weeks. Based on the report, the deportations got here amid “perceived Emirati displeasure over Pakistan’s response to Iranian strikes” on the Gulf state whereas Islamabad was making an attempt to dealer a peace settlement between the US and Iran.
In an announcement issued right now, the inside ministry mentioned it had reviewed the related particulars and knowledge and located the stories to be fabricated and deceptive.
“No nation or sect-specific deportations from any nation, together with the UAE, are being carried out,” the assertion mentioned.
Ministry of Inside has taken discover of speculative reporting in sections of media particularly social media about focused deportations of Pakistani nationals from brotherly Islamic nation of UAE.
— Ministry of Inside GoP (@MOIofficialGoP) May 8, 2026
The ministry clarified that deportations, the place they occurred, have been a part of a routine course of undertaken in accordance with the host nation’s rules and authorized system, together with circumstances involving violations of legal guidelines, overstaying or unlawful documentation.
It additional acknowledged that Pakistani nationals who fulfilled the visa and work-related necessities of host international locations continued to journey to and acquire employment visas for the UAE and different pleasant international locations “with out prejudice”.
The ministry mentioned the “faux information” and social media posts suggesting in any other case have been “malicious and fabricated” and aimed toward serving “ulterior motives”.
It added that any matter involving a Pakistani nationwide overseas is addressed on a case-by-case foundation with the related nation by established Overseas Workplace (FO) channels.
In the meantime, when requested in regards to the challenge throughout the weekly press briefing, the Overseas Workplace spokesperson mentioned he was not conscious of the event.
Pressed once more on the matter, he had mentioned that Pakistan’s missions in Abu Dhabi and Dubai have been actively managing particular person consular circumstances dropped at their consideration by group members or by candidates instantly.
He mentioned the deportations have been associated to immigration standing violations, authorized infractions and repatriation.
“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,” the FO spokesperson had mentioned.
