ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar has confirmed that former Senator Mushtaq Ahmed Khan has been released from Israel’s captivity and is currently at the Pakistan Embassy in Amman, Jordan
According to Ishaq Dar, the embassy will provide full assistance for his safe return to Pakistan, in accordance with his wishes and convenience.
He said the Foreign Ministry and other relevant departments are in close coordination to ensure his safe and early return.
Former Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) senator Muhstaq Ahmad Khan was detained by Israel last week after it intercepted a flotilla of boats carrying aid for Gaza.
On Monday, around 170 activists, captured by Israel after it intercepted an international aid flotilla bound for Gaza, were deported to Greece and Slovakia. However, the former Pakistani senator was not amongst those deported on Monday.
Pakistan Foreign Office had said it was making efforts for the safe evacuation of former Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) senator Mushtaq Ahmad Khan and hoped that the process could be “successfully concluded within the next couple of days”.
“The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan, through its embassy in Amman, is working tirelessly to secure the safe evacuation of former senator Mushtaq Ahmad Khan,” the FO said in a statement.
“With the invaluable assistance of the Jordanian government, we are hopeful that the process can be successfully concluded within the next couple of days.”
