{"id":507063,"date":"2025-10-07T01:11:35","date_gmt":"2025-10-06T20:11:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=507063"},"modified":"2025-10-07T01:11:35","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T20:11:35","slug":"fo-says-ex-senator-evacuation-in-next-couple-of-days","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/fo-says-ex-senator-evacuation-in-next-couple-of-days\/","title":{"rendered":"FO says ex-senator evacuation in \u2018next couple of days\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> ISLAMABAD<br \/>\nThe Foreign Office on Monday said that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is making \u201ctireless efforts\u201d to evacuate former Senator Mushtaq Ahmad, who was detained by the Israeli forces in the Gaza aid flotilla interception. \u201cThe 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,\u201d read the press release issued by the FO.<br \/>\nThe foreign ministry hoped that the process for the former lawmaker\u2019s evacuation would be completed in the \u2018next couple of days\u2019 with the assistance of the Jordanian government.<br \/>\n\u201cWith the invaluable assistance of the Jordanian government, we are hopeful that the process can be successfully concluded within the next couple of days,\u201d the FO added. \u201cWe are deeply grateful to the brotherly government of Jordan for [its] exemplary cooperation and generous support.\u201d<br \/>\nEarlier on Sunday, the FO had said that Pakistan was actively engaged with international partners to ensure the safety and repatriation of its citizens. \u201cThrough the diplomatic channels of a friendly European country, we have confirmed that former senator Mushtaq Ahmed is in the custody of the Israeli occupying forces and is safe and in good health,\u201d read the press statement.<br \/>\nIt further added that Pakistan authorities were told that the ex-senator will be presented before a court and, upon the issuance of deportation orders, his repatriation will be facilitated on a \u201cfast-track basis.\u201d Ahmed was detained by Israeli forces while taking part in the Global Sumud Flotilla on October 2, whose multiple vessels were carrying aid to the war-torn territory currently under Israeli blockade.<br \/>\nThe ex-senator, who was leading a five-member Pakistani delegation, joined the flotilla alongside international activists and humanitarian aid groups.However, the Israeli military intercepted more than 40 flotilla vessels, some 42.5 nautical miles (79 km) from Gaza and detained more than 450 activists aboard the vessels. 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