Overview

• Pakistan’s Foreign Office says it is engaging international partners to secure the safe return of nationals detained by Israeli forces from the Global Sumud aid flotilla.
• Through a friendly European diplomatic channel, officials confirmed former senator Mushtaq Ahmad Khan is in Israeli custody and in good health.
• The Foreign Office says Mushtaq will be presented before an Israeli court, with repatriation to be fast-tracked once deportation orders are issued.
• Authorities report that several Pakistanis who disembarked earlier from the flotilla have already been repatriated with Islamabad’s assistance.
• Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar has been tasked to coordinate the remaining repatriations, which the ministry expects to complete in the coming days.