Overview
- Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar said Mushtaq Ahmad Khan is in good health at the Pakistan embassy in Amman after being freed by Israeli authorities.
- Pakistan’s Foreign Office coordinated through its embassy in Jordan and thanked friendly countries for assistance as it arranged his repatriation for October 9.
- Khan alleges blindfolding, shackling, threats with dogs and guns, and denial of water and medication that led detainees to stage a hunger strike, allegations Israel rejects as false while asserting detainees’ legal rights were upheld.
- The former senator led a five-member Pakistani delegation on the Global Sumud flotilla that Israel intercepted near Gaza, leading to mass detentions and subsequent deportations.
- Israel says it detained 479 people from the flotilla and has deported 341 so far, including 171 on Monday with Greta Thunberg among them, as Pakistan continues consular efforts for remaining nationals.