Sahil Khan.

I listened to a rabbi years ago talk abt how 'goyim' think its chivalric and noble to sacrifice yourself for others, loved ones, beliefs, etc. he said that was stupid, bcos you're wasting your life. that's when it clicked that they are completely alien to the rest of humanity.

Pakistanis are grateful to UAE for years of friendship & support. The return of a loan reflects fulfillment of an obligation. It should not be spun into some other tale.

Until recently, Hamideh Soleimani Afshar and her daughter were green card holders living lavishly in the United States. Afshar is the niece of deceased Iranian Major General Qasem Soleimani. She is also an outspoken supporter of the Iranian regime who celebrated attacks on Americans and referred to our country as the "Great Satan." This week, I terminated both Afshar and her daughter's legal status and they are now in ICE custody, pending removal from the United States. The Trump Administration will not allow our country to become a home for foreign nationals who support anti-American terrorist regimes.

Obviously it seems UAE is upset, They wanted something which they didnt get and now angry. But guess this is what happens when you take such favors which isnt even a favor at 6.5% interest. The Foreign Policy game we were or are playing had to come back to bite us someday

Pakistan has decided to return UAE's deposits held at the State Bank of Pakistan. اے طائرِ لاہُوتی! اُس رزق سے موت اچھّی جس رزق سے آتی ہو پرواز میں کوتاہی Loans are essentially predatory instruments but the UAE's loans were not only expensive, at a 6.5% interest rate, they were also becoming a direct threat to Pakistan's national security, one that Pakistan could no longer afford. The UAE-Pakistan relationship has been uneasy since 2015, when Anwar Gargash warned Pakistan to side with the "six-nation Arab Gulf Cooperation Council" after Islamabad refused to become a party to the Yemen conflict. Yet we can now see how well the UAE's own policies align with the very GCC it once asked Pakistan to support. At the time, the arm-twisting over Yemen was seen as an inescapable consequence of the loans. But the UAE's recent actions toward India have left no room for interpretation in Pakistan other than open hostility. During the May conflict, the UAE clearly told Pakistani officials at the highest level not to retaliate against Indian aggression or, in other words, not to expect any help from them. More recently, the UAE has signed a Strategic Defense Deal – a direct threat to Pakistan's national security – perhaps in response to Pakistan signing a Strategic Mutual Defense Agreement with Saudi Arabia. More could be said, but for now, I think saying what has been said suffices.

There are some idiots trying to sabotage the Pakistan-UAE relationship. Both the countries have done a lot for each other and always appreciated that. The bond is tested through time. Beware of the propaganda!

Btw, repayment of loan is the easy part. Pakistan got $7.9 bn dollar remmittances from UAE in 2025. If relations continue to deteriorate, expect much lower annual remittances in the future