DUBAI: A Pakistani driver was killed in Dubai’s Al Barsha area on Saturday evening after debris from an aerial interception struck his vehicle shortly after Iftar, authorities confirmed.
The incident occurred near Sheikh Zayed Road behind the Mall of the Emirates. Officials said the impact sparked a brief fire, but no other injuries were reported.Authorities have launched an investigation to determine whether the driver received an emergency alert on his mobile phone and if safety instructions were followed.The Al Barsha area is located along Sheikh Zayed Road, one of Dubai’s busiest highways. The fatality raises the toll from the recent attacks to four people, including two Pakistani nationals.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has expressed deep sorrow over the deaths of Pakistani nationals, saying: “I am deeply saddened by the tragic death of two Pakistani nationals in Dubai caused by missile debris.”Previously, a Pakistani national, Murid Zaman, hailing from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, was killed in Abu Dhabi’s Madinat Zayed area.
Zaman, as per diplomatic officials, was killed in an Iranian missile strike after being struck by missile fragments.
The Middle East region has been pushed into turmoil after the US and Israel launched an attack on Iran, martyring its Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and senior military leadership.
