Overview
- Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar said Ahmad was in good health and high spirits after reaching Pakistan’s embassy in Amman.
- Pakistan’s embassy in Jordan arranged his travel home on instructions from Ishaq Dar, with officials thanking Jordanian counterpart Ayman Safadi for assistance.
- Ahmad said he was held at Israel’s Ketziot (Ansar III) Prison and described torture, blindfolding, threats at gunpoint, and a hunger strike over denied water and medical care.
- He led Pakistan’s delegation on the 45-vessel Global Sumud Flotilla that sailed from Spain to deliver aid to Gaza before Israeli forces intercepted the convoy and detained participants.
- A large crowd greeted him in Islamabad, and he pledged to keep challenging the Gaza blockade through future efforts.