ISLAMABAD: UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Tuesday called his Pakistani counterpart Shah Mahmood Qureshi and condoled to condole the death of a Pakistani national in the Houthi drone attack near the Abu Dhabi airport a day earlier.
According to a statement issued by the Foreign Office, Sheikh Abdullah also shared details of the tragic incident with Foreign Minister Qureshi who reiterated Pakistan’s strong condemnation of the heinous terrorist attack on civilian areas by Houthi militia.
Following the call, FM Qureshi took to Twitter to thank Sheikh Abdullah for offering his condolences, and condemn the attack. “Thank you brother HH FM @ABZayed for your call of condolence on tragic death of a Pakistan national in the terrorist attack in Abu Dhabi,” Qureshi said.
Thank you brother HH FM @ABZayed for your call of condolence on tragic death of a Pakistan national in the terrorist attack in Abu Dhabi. We offer our condolences to the families of all victims & strongly condemn the attack, violating sovereignty & territorial integrity of #UAE
— Shah Mahmood Qureshi (@SMQureshiPTI) January 18, 2022
The foreign minister also offered “condolences to the families of all victims,” while strongly condemning the attack that violated the “sovereignty & territorial integrity of UAE.”
Earlier today, the Foreign Office condemned the “heinous terrorist attack on civilian areas carried out by the Houthis in Abu Dhabi that claimed several lives, including one Pakistani national.”
In its statement, FO spokesperson Asim Iftikhar offered condolences to the families of the victims and wish a speedy recovery to the injured.
He further said that such attacks violated the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the UAE and posed a grave threat to the regional peace and security. He said Pakistan calls for their immediate cessation.
Confirming the demise of the Pakistani national in the incident, he had said that Pakistan’s Embassy was in close contact with the Emirati authorities for ascertaining more details in this regard.
Three people were killed and six wounded when three fuel tanker trucks exploded in the industrial Musaffah area near storage facilities of oil firm ADNOC, state news agency WAM said. It said those killed were two Indians and a Pakistani.
