摘要：I have lived and worked in the United Arab Emirates for the last 12 years and it is my second home, indeed. Likewise, the Emirates are home to more than 1.5 million Pakistanis, and a prime source of welfare, prosperity and a bright future for their kith and kin. Thus, Pakistan’s relations with the UAE are multi-pronged. It is not only a major source of remittances which forms the backbone of our economy but also strategically and geo-politically an indispensable friend in foreign relations. The UAE and Saudi Arabia are two pristine Arab allies to whom Pakistan looks up to in admiration, and has always been scouted in times of need. Any deterioration of relations, thus, with any of these Gulf allies would be a strategic drawback..
