Shukriya is a Urdu word, taken from Arabic Shukram, so it indicates towards Pakistanis.

Its an emirates airlines ad.....just before eid to target the pakistani market.....dont get too excited!

Is it due to Pakistan's support for the club, or because PIA had a major role in establishing Emirates as an airline?

Glad to see Arsenal following the footsteps of United in aiming to become a global brand. But still there are more United supporters in Pakistan them any other club

absolutely thrilled by the video as pakistani gooner myself. I would like to say "shukria" Arsenal FC and Emirates for acknowledging the clubs presence in Pakistan...COYG!!!

Thank you Arsenal.

come on Arsenal. you can be champs again.

You are welcome

@Asfandyar Sheikh lol

Enough of Cricket. We have wasted our time on cricket for way too long. Lets play football now.

Simply they are paid to do so otherwise why the .... those players are entertaining akistanis

Stop the nonsense of telling the obvious that its all about money!! Earning money is every one's duty and right!! Its all about the way and discipline you are earning money that matters.. Emirates have proven to prove their value for what they get paid for.. So shuriya Emirates and Arsenal...We hope this gesture shall increase investment well being in Pakistan.

Guys do you know there is a new football league starting in India real soon starring the hasbeens of football. I just laughed when I heard there is a team called Atletico de Kolkata. I mean there is a limit to being a wannabe.

@Sunil "Arabic word = Shukran"

@ruk It would be good if we appreciate them for thanking our nation.

I arrived in. London in 1978 and haven a staunch supporter and fan of Arsenal since then .Thanks to all the fans in Pakistan.It is always a pleasure to watch them play regardless of the results,Arare feature.

@Talha Oh how poorly informed you are, team's name is Atlético de Kolkata due to the team being partly owned by Spanish La Liga side, Atlético Madrid. I hope you get the drift and yeah 'wannabe" fits well on pakistan trying to be everything India-obsessed. Peace.

It's Mesud Ozil the turkish born German international who highlighted Pakistan as the origin where the Brazuca Football was made...........again Shukria Mesud and Arsenal

It seems as though the players were forced to say shukriya at gun point!

@Himanshu u are the one on a Pakistani newspaper and we are obsessed? Does logic even exist in India?

Thanks for your kind gesture.

It's an ad! Not a news story..

i support man-u and arsenal

@Talha there is also another team called FC GOA, hahahahahahahhaah

They got paid to read a script....

smart move to get all UK Pakistanis to support the club. There are about 1 million people of Pakistani decent in UK. Also, Emirates might buy 50% of Pakistan International Airlines.

@Sunil can't you read, it says arsenal say shukria to Pakistan. Not to any other country because they are insignificant. In this region, Pakistan matters.

@Talha the name is because there is share of atheltico de Madrid in Kolkata ... Therefore it is named as athletico de Kolkata... Before posting your comment just tried to get proper and accurate information

@Khan fc means football club, try to get some information from non-government sources

Aray bhai iis mai shukriyay ki kia baat hai

@Asfandyar Sheikh obbviously they are acknowledging our support, we have alot of Gooners in PAK

@hashim then youre a grade one glory hunter and know remotely nothing about English football, cheers

@Sunil The correct Arabic word is shukran شکراً whereas Urdu is Shukriya شکریہ While in Persian it is Tashakur (تشکر ) and in Turkish it is Tashukuler (teşekkürler) These all derived from Shukar

@Sunil There is no Arabic word Shukram!

Still Pakistani fan cant watch the video remembef youtube. Is block?

AoA! UK is truly a brotherly nation. So many of Pakistani brothers and sisters have contributed to the UK society and her economy. Too bad that in recent years visa restrictions have made it difficult for Pakistanis to travel to UK. I hope UK recognizes the contributions our doctors and engineers have made to UK, and the love and admiration we have for them. Islam is the fastest growing religion in Europe, and UK and Pakistan must work together to improve the ties of both nations.

I can see this good gesture not sitting well with Indians.

Pakistanis get a shukriya from a 3rd grade european soccer club & that becomes news in Pakistan, wow!!

The video was shared by more than 3200 fans and got more than 8500 likes, within in a few hours.

@Mortal Im no Arsenal fan but they are definitely not 3rd grade. Do some research man!

Arsenal's biggest fan club is based in Pakistan IE they have the most fans based on sheer number from Pakistan thats why they made this Advertisement...

@Lalu DAWN, PZ DON'T BLOCK THIS; I DON'T SEE ANYTHING OFFENSIVE IN MY REPLY In reply Lalu, can I copy-paste from the Arsenal website? This is a May 2013 report --- uploaded more than a year ago. (By the way, you may also want to check what Chelsea is up to....their officials visited Delhi way back in 2007)... "Arsenal Football Club is delighted to announce that India on Track (IOT) has joined its family of partners. The new long-term deal gives the Mumbai-based corporation the opportunity to open official Arsenal Soccer Schools throughout India and utilise a range of marketing rights to promote the schools and the IOT organisation. The partnership with India on Track allows Arsenal to establish a long-term commitment to developing grass-roots football in the country while connecting with a passionate and rapidly growing fanbase....." (There is more Lalu, I don't know if there is enough space here)

@Talha Laugh as much as you want Talha, your loss. Atlético Madrid is actually a co-owner... The team is owned by Kolkata Games and Sports Pvt. Ltd. which consists of former Indian cricketer Sourav Ganguly, businessmen Harshavardhan Neotia (cement and real estate), Sanjiv Goenka (power generation and supply ) and Spanish club Atlético Madrid. The team is managed by former Bolivia and Valencia manager Antonio López Habas and the team will play their home matches at Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata. Remember, these people go to people with money.

@TALHA: I forgot to mention, why don't you search "Salt Lake Stadium Kolkata" on Google Image? Maradona has played here, though he was past his prime then, but Messi played here in his prime. Why don't you Google Image "Messi playing at Salt Lake Stadium Kolkata" before calling us wannabes?

@Agon Even in a pakistani newspaper, you people can't stop talking about India.So who really is obsessed about whom?

@Someone : I stand corrected. Not a soccer fan here, Arsenal is not 3rd grade, they seem 1st grade.

@Rashid Its an emirates airlines ad.....just before eid to target the pakistani market why not to get excited when Ramsey says shukriya u should stick to cricket

@Calcutta Man So? Real Madrid has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Aman foundation to open 2 schools in Karachi and this deal was done back in November 2012. India should have dozens of football academies right now with all that money and population you have but no. you guys cant even produce a single player worthy of mentioning somewhere.