Overview

• Pakistan’s Foreign Office confirmed through a friendly European intermediary that Mushtaq Ahmad Khan is detained in Israel and is in good health.
• Officials said he will be presented before a local court under Israeli procedures and, once deportation orders are issued, he will be repatriated on an expedited basis.
• Islamabad reported ongoing coordination with international partners and said the repatriation of detained Pakistanis is expected to conclude in the coming days.
• Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif informed JI leader Hafiz Naeemur Rehman that Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar has been assigned to oversee efforts to secure Khan’s release.
• The Global Sumud Flotilla, a multinational aid convoy to Gaza, was intercepted by Israeli forces, and the incident triggered large protests in Karachi and other Sindh cities.