ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Ishaq Dar confirmed that former Senator Mushtaq Ahmad Khan will return to Pakistan on October 9 after he was released by Israeli forces and arrived at the Pakistan embassy in Amman on Tuesday.
“Arrangement has been by the Pakistan Foreign Office for return of Senator Mushtaq to Pakistan on 9th October, Insha’Allah,” the Foreign Minister said in a post on X.
Earlier, in a separate post on X, Dar confirmed that former senator Mushtaq has been released and is now safely with the Pakistan embassy in Amman. “He is in good health and high spirits,” he wrote.
In his latest post, the minister said that on arrival in Islamabad from Malaysia, he spoke over the phone with former Senator Mushtaq through Pakistan’s Ambassador in Amman.
On arrival in Islamabad from Malaysia, I have just spoken over the phone with former Senator Mushtaq through Pakistan’s Ambassador in Amman.
Senator Mushtaq is fine and in high spirits. I lauded the courage and steadfastness of Senator Mushtaq for being part of the Sumud…
— Ishaq Dar (@MIshaqDar50) October 7, 2025
“Senator Mushtaq is fine and in high spirits. I lauded the courage and steadfastness of Senator Mushtaq for being part of the Sumud Flotilla in support of the Palestinian cause, to break the siege to deliver humanitarian aid to the people of Gaza,” he wrote.
Senator Mushtaq thanked for the efforts made by the Pakistan Foreign Office in reaching out to him in Tel Aviv, Israel, through a friendly European Country’s mission there and for the full support and facilitation for his stay and safety in Amman by the Pakistan Embassy,” he posted on his X handle.
Meanwhile, the ex-senator also posted a video on his X account in which he stated that the fight against the Israeli blockade was not over.
“I have reached Jordan along with 150 of my companions,” he said, adding that he had finally been released from Israeli detention.
“During this time, our hands were cuffed behind our backs, our feet were shackled and chained, we were blindfolded, dogs were set upon us, guns were pointed at us, and we were tortured in the worst way,” he said.
