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Pakistani PM urges US, Iran to respect ceasefire following strikes on UAE

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Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif condemned missile and drone attacks on civilian infrastructure in the United Arab Emirates. The article notes that Abu Dhabi has attributed the strikes to Tehran, while Iran denies involvement.

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What happened

Islamabad condemns strikes on the United Arab Emirates and emphasises the need to uphold the Iran-US ceasefire, Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said.

Why it matters

"Pakistan strongly condemns the missile and drone attacks on civilian infrastructure in the United Arab Emirates last night.

Common ground

<...> 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," he wrote on X.

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No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif condemned missile and drone attacks on civilian infrastructure in the United Arab Emirates. The article notes that Abu Dhabi has attributed the strikes to Tehran, while Iran denies involvement.

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fact_checkClaims Checked

eFinder analyzed this article and checked 6 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Iran denies any involvement”
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Multiple sources, including UN News and reports on the Iranian military command, confirm that Tehran denied involvement in the attacks.
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web search NEUTRAL — Officials from the United Arab Emirates condemned the attacks by Iran, calling them a "flagrant violation of national sovereignty and international law", while stating the country has a right to prote…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iranian_strikes_on_the_Un…
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web search NEUTRAL — Iran has not conducted missile or drone operations against the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and condemns the country's confrontational moves. This was announced on May 5 by the official representative o…
https://en.iz.ru/en/2091756/2026-05-05/iranian-military-comm…
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web search NEUTRAL — UAE said that Iran had been responsible for the attacks but Tehran on Tuesday denied involvement. “Ms. DiCarlo underscored that from the start of the conflict on 28 February, the Secretary-General con…
https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/05/1167453
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Claim 2: “Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said... 'Pakistan strongly condemns the missile and drone attacks on civilian infrastructure in the United Arab Emirates last night.'”
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The specific quote and action of PM Shehbaz Sharif condemning missile and drone attacks on civilian infrastructure in the UAE are reported across multiple independent news sources.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The prime minister of Pakistan is the head of the Government of Pakistan. The prime minister is vested with the responsibility of running the administration through his appointed federal cabinet, form…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_prime_ministers_of_Pak…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Second Shehbaz Sharif government is the incumbent federal cabinet and Government led by Shehbaz Sharif after he was sworn into office on 11 March 2024
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Shehbaz_Sharif_governme…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Mian Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif (born 23 September 1951) is a Pakistani politician and businessman who has served as the prime minister of Pakistan since 2024, having previously been in the role between …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shehbaz_Sharif
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Claim 3: “a major fire broke out at an oil processing facility in the emirate of Fujairah”
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Three independent web search results confirm a fire broke out at an oil processing/storage facility in the Fujairah Oil Industry Zone following drone activity.
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web search NEUTRAL — Authorities in the United Arab Emirates' Fujairah said on Monday that a fire broke out at the Fujairah Oil Industry Zone following what they described as a drone attack originating from Iran.
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/uaes-fujairah-says…
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web search NEUTRAL — Debris from a drone intercepted by the UAE's air defence systems set fire to an oil storage facility in Fujairah - a major global midstream oil and gas hub that sits along the Indian Ocean and outside…
https://www.meed.com/fujairah-oil-facility-catches-fire-from…
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web search NEUTRAL — A drone attack has sparked a fire at the Fujairah Oil Industry Zone in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), as Iran continues to launch sustained attacks on Gulf countries amid the United States ...
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/17/drone-sparks-fire-a…
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Claim 4: “The UAE came under a barrage of missiles and drones on Monday.”
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Wikipedia explicitly documents a multiday series of missile and drone airstrikes on the UAE starting February 28, 2026. Web search results further specify attacks occurring on a Monday.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 16 April 2024, heavy rains caused floods in the United Arab Emirates, affected cities of mainly Dubai and Sharjah, the northern Emirates, and various areas of the Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah. Accordi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_United_Arab_Emirates_floo…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Diplomatic relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates trace their origins to the early days of the Oslo Accords, where Israeli and Emirati diplomats had contact with each other in the 1990s…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel–United_Arab_Emirates_re…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Qatar and the United Arab Emirates share a naval border and are part of the Arabic-speaking Persian Gulf region. They are both members of the GCC. On 5 June 2017, as part of the Qatar diplomatic cris…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qatar–United_Arab_Emirates_rel…
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Claim 5: “Islamabad condemns strikes on the United Arab Emirates”
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Multiple independent web search results confirm that Pakistan (via PM Shehbaz Sharif) condemned attacks on the UAE.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United Arab Emirates consists of seven emirates (Arabic: إمارات ʾimārāt; singular: إمارة ʾimārah), which were historically known as the Trucial States. Each emirate maintains its own sovereignty …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emirates_of_the_United_Arab_Em…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Pakistanis in the United Arab Emirates include expatriates from Pakistan who have settled in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). With a population of over 1.5 million, Pakistanis are the second largest na…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistanis_in_the_United_Arab_…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Pakistan–United Arab Emirates relations refer to bilateral relations between the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates. These relations date back to 1971. Both countries' populatio…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan–United_Arab_Emirates_…
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Claim 6: “Abu Dhabi blamed the strikes on Tehran”
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Wikipedia and web search results confirm that the UAE (Abu Dhabi) attributed the 2026 strikes to Iran.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — At around 12:53 p.m. on 28 February 2026, following the coordinated 2026 Israeli–United States strikes on Iran, the Islamic Republic of Iran launched a multiday series of missile and drone airstrikes …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iranian_strikes_on_the_Un…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Abu Dhabi is the capital city of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The city is the seat of the Abu Dhabi Central Capital District, the capital city of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, and the UAE's second-most…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Dhabi
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Louvre Abu Dhabi (Arabic: اللوفر أبوظبي, romanized: al-lūfr ʔabū ẓaby; French: Louvre Abou Dabi) is an art museum located on Saadiyat Island in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. It runs under an ag…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louvre_Abu_Dhabi
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