The Pakistan Association Dubai (PAD) is the largest community center for overseas Pakistanis in the world.

It was founded in the late 1960s as a platform for advancing the social and cultural interests of Pakistani expatriates residing in Dubai and more broadly, the United Arab Emirates.

[4] Pakistanis collectively comprise around 13% of Dubai's population and are the third largest ethnic group in the emirate (after Indians and native Emiratis).

[5] When PAD was founded in the late 1960s by members of the early community, it was initially based at a small rented office space in Murshid Bazar in Deira, where the Pakistan Education Academy now exists.

Later, the centre where the association is now headquartered was built on Oud Metha Road in Bur Dubai.