Gorkha, March 3 -- Dibas Shrestha of Bhimsen Thapa Rural Municipality-7, Borlang, in Gorkha, who had been preparing to return home on leave within a few months, was killed in an Iranian drone attack in Abu Dhabi, according to the Nepali Embassy in the United Arab Emirates.

On Sunday, the UAE Ministry of Defence said three foreign workers-from Nepal, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh-were killed during the Iranian attack. Families in Nepal anxiously tried to contact relatives working in the UAE amid growing uncertainty and prayed for their safety.

For Dibas's family, the worst fears came true after Nepal's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) relayed confirmation of his death to the District Administration Office in Gorkha, which informed ward chai...