Overview

• The Foreign Office said Mushtaq Ahmad Khan is in Israeli custody, safe and in good health after the Gaza-bound flotilla was intercepted.
• Diplomats are working through Pakistan’s embassy in Amman with Jordan’s assistance to secure his evacuation.
• Under local procedures he is to be presented in court, and repatriation will proceed on a fast-track basis once deportation orders are issued.
• Officials said they hope to conclude the process within the next few days and thanked Jordan for its cooperation.
• Islamabad condemned the interception; Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif contacted Jamaat-e-Islami’s chief and tasked Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar to lead efforts, while reports say many other activists have already been released.