PM Shehbaz condemns UAE attacks, stresses need to uphold ceasefire

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif strongly condemned on Tuesday the missile and drone attacks on civilian infrastructure in the United Arab Emirates last night, emphasizing that the ceasefire be upheld.

“I express full solidarity with His Highness Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan,” the PM wrote on X.

The premier said that Pakistan stood firmly with its Emirati brothers and sisters as well as with the Government of the United Arab Emirates at this difficult time.

“It is absolutely essential that the ceasefire be upheld and respected, to allow necessary diplomatic space for dialogue leading to enduring peace and stability in the region.”

On Monday, US and Iran launched new attacks in the Gulf as they wrestled for control over the Strait of Hormuz with duelling maritime blockades, shaking a fragile truce.

The fresh volleys of missiles and drones came after US President Donald Trump launched a new effort to ‌get stranded tankers and other ships through the strait, the vital energy-trade chokepoint that has been virtually closed since the US and Israel began attacks on Iran in February, a war that has killed thousands of people across the region.

several merchant ships in the Gulf reported explosions or fires, the US said it had destroyed six small Iranian military boats, and an oil port in the United Arab Emirates, which hosts a large US military base, was set ablaze by Iranian missiles.