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  "path": "/news/1977027/foreign-office-activates-crisis-management-unit-advises-pakistani-nationals-in-gulf-region-to-exercise-utmost-caution",
  "publishedAt": "2026-03-01T11:27:35.000Z",
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  "textContent": "The Foreign Office (FO) on Sunday issued an advisory on the situation in the Middle East and the Persian Gulf, saying it had activated its crisis management unit (CMU) to “closely monitor the developments and extend all necessary assistance” to Pakistani nationals abroad.\n\nIn a post on X, the Foreign Office (FO) said that the unit would be operational 24/7. It said that the unit could be contacted at +92-51-9207887 for information and emergency assistance.\n\n> \n\nIt “strongly advised” Pakistani nationals residing in the Gulf region to “exercise utmost caution, remain indoors where possible, avoid unnecessary travel, and strictly adhere to the instructions and advisories issued by the respective host governments”.\n\nThe ministry also provided the emergency contact details of embassies and consulates in the Gulf region for the facilitation of Pakistani nationals abroad.\n\n**Iran**\n\nEmbassy of Pakistan in Tehran: +98-21-669413-88/89/90/91 (landline); +98-9107648298 (mobile)\n\nPakistani Consulate in Zahidan: +98-54-33223389; +98-9046145412 (mobile)\n\nPakistani Consulate in Mashhad: +98-9107625302 (mobile); +98-9371807175\n\n**Saudi Arabia**\n\nEmbassy of Pakistan in Riyadh: +966 (0)114887272 (landline); +966 (0)114884111 (landline); +966 (0)114884222 (landline); +966 57 628 4980 (mobile); +966 56 050 5030 (mobile)\n\nPakistan Consulate General in Jeddah: +966 (0)126689149 (landline); +966 (0)126692371 (landline); +966 59 000 8295 (mobile); +966 53 661 7573 (mobile)\n\n**United Arab Emirates**\n\nEmbassy of Pakistan in Abu Dhabi: +971 50 254 8975; +971 2 444 7800 (Embassy hotline)\n\nPakistan Consulate General in Dubai: +971 56 647 2721; +971 (0) 4397 0412\n\n**Qatar**\n\nCommunity Welfare Attache-I: +974 5530 5836\n\nCommunity Welfare Attache-II: +974 7791 1392\n\nMubashir Ahmed: +974 5090 5777\n\n**Bahrain**\n\nThe following numbers were provided for Bahrain: +973 1724 4113; +973 3235 1512; +973 3435 2578; +973 3407 1665; +973 3456 3037; +973 3982 6823; +973 3569 0404; +973 3535 9150\n\n**Kuwait**\n\nDeputy head of mission/ head of chancery: +965 99699513\n\nAdditional assistant: +965 98562753\n\n## Flight operation from UAE ‘has not been restored’ so far\n\nMeanwhile, the Pakistan embassy in Abu Dhabi informed the community based in the United Arab Emirates that flight operations had not been restored so far.\n\nIt advised Pakistani nationals “to rely on official and verified sources” of the Pakistani embassy in Abu Dhabi or its Consulate General in Dubai.\n\nThe embassy also advised them that prior to travelling, they should confirm their flight status with the respective airline before proceeding to the airport.\n\n> ",
  "title": "Foreign Office activates crisis management unit, advises Pakistani nationals in Gulf region to exercise ‘utmost caution’"
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