It is easy to assume that it was a scam. But it is challenging to prove so. There are many people who travel within the Khaleej with thier cars and families. It is not a big deal. The chances that this was a scam is very rare because the reason why you think this is a scam is very weak. However It could've been a scam because you never know what lies beneath every politician's pakistani dress or plain suit.

P.S I hope you jotted down the number of the car.

We come spinning out of nothingness, scattering stars like dust - Rumi