{"id":126740,"date":"2026-05-31T18:12:52","date_gmt":"2026-05-31T13:12:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/?p=126740"},"modified":"2026-05-31T18:12:54","modified_gmt":"2026-05-31T13:12:54","slug":"fake-news-mna-ali-musa-gilani-denies-reports-of-his-deportation-from-uae","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/2026\/126740\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Fake news&#8217;: MNA Ali Musa Gilani denies reports of his deportation from UAE"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Web desk(National Times)-  MNA Ali Musa Gilani on Sunday denied reports of his deportation from the United Arab Emirates (UAE), terming them \u201cfake news\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI was not deported at all, it\u2019s fake news! I travelled as per schedule and returned as per schedule,\u201d Musa, son of Senate Chairperson Yousaf Raza Gilani posted on X in response to a claim of his deportation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It was made in a post shared by former Pakistan Institute of Development Economics vice chancellor Nadeem Haque, who commented: \u201cSeriously. We are so devalued. The Pakistani passport seems to have no value. So much for our valuable democracy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reiterating his dismissal of the deportation reports in a second post, Musa said: \u201cLet me assure people with official passports that the government of the UAE is upholding the agreement to the letter and spirit. The fake news circulating regarding deportation is FAKE.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He also posted a photo of himself, which he said was from his \u201crecent trip\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Referring to the post shared by Haque \u2014 which has now been deleted \u2014 he tagged the National Cybercrime Investigation Agency (NCCIA), Federal Investigation Agency and Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi, and called for action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHe should prove I was deported from Dubai. This account is maligning the image of Pakistan and its relations with the UAE,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In another post, Musa acknowledged that the post \u201ccontaining inaccurate information\u201d had been deleted, adding that \u201cthose who believed it and used it as an opportunity to malign Pakistan\u2019s diplomatic relations should also consider deleting their comments and quote tweets\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe should not carry hatred forward, nor should we use every opportunity to defame our beloved country, its passport, or our national identity. Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar worked tirelessly to secure this visa-free entry arrangement for holders of Pakistani official and diplomatic passports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cLet us support facts over misinformation and take pride in achievements that strengthen Pakistan\u2019s standing in the world,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, the user who originally made the deportation claim also reported Musa\u2019s denial in an X post.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMNA Syed Ali Musa Gilani (son of former prime minister of Pakistan\/Senate Chairman Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani) claimed in response to my report that he had been deported by Dubai authorities, that he was not deported, but rather completed his visit and returned to Pakistan<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSyed Ali Musa Gilani also posted a photo taken in Dubai as proof so that the public and social media users would acknowledge his truthfulness, but the photo does not indicate the date and time it was taken,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Earlier this month, the interior ministry had also<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1998692\">&nbsp;denied<\/a>&nbsp;reports about \u201ctargeted deportation\u201d of Pakistanis from the UAE, asserting that no \u201ccountry- or sect-specific\u201d expulsions from any country, including the UAE, were being carried out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The ministry\u2019s statement had come after several media outlets&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/newlinesmag.com\/spotlight\/pakistani-nationals-allege-arbitrary-detention-and-deportation-from-the-uae\/\"><u>reported<\/u><\/a>&nbsp;that Pakistanis were being deported from the UAE. The ministry\u2019s statement also contradicted&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/zeshmohmand\/status\/2052659464386318419\"><u>claims<\/u><\/a>&nbsp;on social media that Pakistanis were being deported from the UAE without any reason.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1998331\"><u>weekly briefing<\/u><\/a>&nbsp;on May 7, Foreign Office spokesperson Tahir Andrabi was also asked about the \u201cunusually high number\u201d of emergency exit documents (ETD) or outpasses being issued by the Pakistani consulate in the UAE.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In his response, Andrabi said the development was \u201cmainly driven by administrative actions, including immigration status violation and other legal infractions\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Web desk(National Times)- MNA Ali Musa Gilani on Sunday denied reports of his deportation from the United Arab Emirates (UAE), terming them \u201cfake news\u201d. \u201cI was not deported at all, it\u2019s fake news! I travelled as per schedule and returned as per schedule,\u201d Musa, son of Senate Chairperson Yousaf Raza Gilani posted on X in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":126741,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-126740","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest_news","entry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>&#039;Fake news&#039;: MNA Ali Musa Gilani denies reports of his deportation from UAE - Nation<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/2026\/126740\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"&#039;Fake news&#039;: MNA Ali Musa Gilani denies reports of his deportation from UAE - Nation\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Web desk(National Times)- MNA Ali Musa Gilani on Sunday denied reports of his deportation from the United Arab Emirates (UAE), terming them \u201cfake news\u201d. \u201cI was not deported at all, it\u2019s fake news! 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