ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s embassy in Abu Dhabi on Thursday said that Pakistani nationals who were injured in a factory fire in the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) Ajman city earlier this year have recovered and will be repatriated to the country “soon,” thanking the UAE government for their support in looking after the injured persons.
Nine Pakistani nationals were injured in February after a fire broke out at a chemical factory in Ajman. The injured Pakistani nationals hailed from Shaheed Benazirabad in Pakistan’s southern Sindh province and Dera Ghazi Khan in the eastern province of Punjab.
Pakistan’s Ambassador to the UAE Faisal Niaz Tirmizi visited Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City (SSMC) on Thursday to inquire after the health of the injured Pakistanis there.
“By the grace of Almighty Allah, these patients have now recovered and will be transported to Pakistan soon,” the Pakistani embassy in Abu Dhabi said in a press release.
Tirmizi visited each patient at the hospital, the embassy said, conveying his best wishes and prayers for their complete recovery. He assured them of the Pakistan mission’s commitment to facilitate their return to Pakistan.
The Pakistani envoy also met the doctors and paramedical staff at the SMCC during his visit. “He expressed his gratitude to the SSMC team for their tireless efforts in treating these severe burn cases around the clock,” the press release said.
Tirmizi presented appreciation letters to the doctors and paramedical staff, conveying his thanks to the UAE government for their support.
The Gulf country is home to an estimated 1.5 million Pakistani expatriates and is the second-largest source of remittances to the South Asian country after Saudi Arabia.
The UAE is also Pakistan’s third-largest trading partner after China and the United States. Policymakers in Pakistan consider the Gulf state an optimal export destination due to its geographical proximity, which minimizes transportation and freight costs while facilitating commercial transactions.
Pakistanis injured in Ajman factory fire have recovered, will be repatriated ‘soon’ — Pakistani embassy
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Pakistanis injured in Ajman factory fire have recovered, will be repatriated ‘soon’ — Pakistani embassy
- Nine Pakistanis were injured in February when chemical factory in Ajman had caught fire
- Pakistan’s envoy to UAE visits Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City to inquire after injured Pakistanis
Security forces kill four militants in Pakistan’s volatile southwest, military says
- Balochistan, Pakistan’s largest province by land area bordering Iran and Afghanistan, has long been the site of a low-level insurgency
- The Balochistan government has recently established a threat assessment center to strengthen early warning, prevent ‘terrorism’ incidents
ISLAMABAD: Pakistani security forces gunned down four militants in an intelligence-based operation in the southwestern Balochistan province, the military said on Tuesday.
The operation was conducted in Balochistan’s Kalat district on reports about the presence of militants, according to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the Pakistani military’s media wing.
The “Indian-sponsored militants” were killed in an exchange of fire during the operation, while weapons and ammunition were also recovered from the deceased, who remained actively involved in numerous militant activities.
“Sanitization operations are being conducted to eliminate any other Indian-sponsored terrorist found in the area,” the ISPR said in a statement.
There was no immediate response from New Delhi to the statement.
Balochistan, Pakistan’s largest province by land area bordering Iran and Afghanistan, has long been the site of a low-level insurgency involving Baloch separatist groups, including the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) and the Balochistan Liberation Front (BLF).
Pakistan accuses India of supporting these separatist militant groups and describes them as “Fitna Al-Hindustan.” New Delhi denies the allegation.
The government in Balochistan has also established a state-of-the-art threat assessment center to strengthen early warning and prevention against “terrorism” incidents, a senior official said this week.
“Information that was once scattered is now shared and acted upon in time, allowing the state to move from reacting after incidents to preventing them before they occur,” Balochistan Additional Chief Secretary Hamza Shafqaat wrote on X.
The development follows a steep rise in militancy-related deaths in Pakistan in 2025. According to statistics released by the Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies (PICSS) last month, combat-related deaths in 2025 rose 73 percent to 3,387.
These included 2,115 militants, 664 security forces personnel, 580 civilians and 28 members of pro-government peace committees, the think tank said.
