A high ranking Dubai Police officer in a tweet on Sunday used the exemplary discipline shown by the Indians in the city to slam Pakistani authorities for their failure to curb drug smuggling to Gulf nations.

In the tweet, the Dubai’s Head of General Security, Dhahi Khalfan said, “Why Indians are disciplined? While sedition, criminality and smuggling in the Pakistani community are rampant.”

In another tweet, he said that Pakistanis pose a serious threat to the security of the Gulf countries as they are involved in drug trade and suggested companies in Dubai to not employ workers from Pakistan.

“The Pakistanis pose a serious threat to the Gulf communities for the drugs they bring with them to our countries. Must be stressed by strict procedures in the ports...,” he said.

He further dragged Bangladeshis into the matter and said Pakistanis should be subjected to the same scrutiny as the Bangladeshis face.

“We emphasized the Bengali when they formed criminal phenomena. The Pakistanis must be subjected to an unusual search,” he said in Arabic.

His comments came after the Dubai police arrested a gang of Pakistani nationals involved in smuggling drugs. Khalfan is known for being outspoken and in the past has given controversial statements.