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<p id="isPasted" style="line-height: 2;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">ISLAMABAD: Pakistan&rsquo;s Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar announced on Tuesday that a former senator of the country, Mushtaq Ahmed Khan, has been released from Israeli custody and is now safely in Jordan.</span></strong></p><p style="line-height: 2;"><br></p><p style="line-height: 2;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">Former senator Khan was among the activists and humanitarian workers detained by Israel after its raids on Sumud flotilla. &nbsp;</span></p><p style="line-height: 2;"><br></p><p style="line-height: 2;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">&ldquo;I am pleased to confirm that former Senator Mushtaq has been released and is now safely with Pakistan Embassy in Amman,&rdquo; Dar announced in a post on social media X.</span></p><div class="fr-embed"><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display: flex; max-width: 550px; width: 100%; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><iframe id="twitter-widget-1" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&embedId=twitter-widget-1&features=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%3D%3D&frame=false&hideCard=false&hideThread=false&id=1975480789014831586&lang=en&origin=https%3A%2F%2Fmain.d1wrm1qseko1cp.amplifyapp.com%2Fmedia-library%2F&sessionId=29ec884f4e99fd027fdfa45f88042cebcf603b2d&theme=light&widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&width=550px" style="position: static; visibility: visible; width: 550px; height: 873px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;"></iframe></div></div><p style="line-height: 2;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">The Pakistani foreign minister confirmed that the former senator was in good health.&nbsp;</span></p><p style="line-height: 2;"><br></p><p style="line-height: 2;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">&ldquo;He is in good health and high spirits. The Embassy stands ready to facilitate his return to Pakistan, in accordance with his wishes and convenience,&rdquo; Dar added in his post.</span></p><p style="line-height: 2;"><br></p><p style="line-height: 2;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">The foreign minister extended his gratitude to Pakistan&rsquo;s &lsquo;friendly countries&rsquo; in this respect.</span></p><p style="line-height: 2;"><br></p><p style="line-height: 2;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">&ldquo;Am pleased to extend our gratitude to all our friendly countries who actively engaged and assisted in this behalf to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan,&rdquo; Dar said.</span></p>

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Mushtaq was released from Israeli custody and is now safe in Jordan, confirmed Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar. The former senator, detained after Israel’s Sumud flotilla raids, is healthy and in high spirits.

Former Pakistani senator freed from Israeli custody, says FM Dar

<p id="isPasted"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">JERUSALEM: Israel said on Saturday that it had deported 137 more activists who were detained while taking part in an aid flotilla bound for Gaza.</span></strong></p><p><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The Israeli foreign ministry said those deported were citizens of the United States, Italy, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, Jordan and several other countries.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The ministry said in a post on X that &quot;137 more provocateurs of the Hamas&ndash;Sumud flotilla were deported today to Turkey&quot;.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">&quot;Israel seeks to expedite the deportation of all provocateurs,&quot; it added.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">On Friday, Israel deported four Italian activists, the first of hundreds detained from the flotilla.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The Global Sumud Flotilla set sail last month, ferrying politicians and activists including Swedish campaigner Greta Thunberg towards Gaza, where the United Nations says famine is taking hold.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The Israeli navy began intercepting the boats on Wednesday, and an Israeli official said the following day that boats with more than 400 people on board had been prevented from reaching the Palestinian territory.</span></p>

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Israel deported 137 more activists from the Gaza-bound Global Sumud Flotilla, including citizens from the US, UK, Italy, and others, after detaining them earlier this week. The flotilla aimed to deliver aid amid Gaza’s worsening crisis.

Israel confirms 137 more activists from Gaza-bound flotilla deported to Turkey

<p id="isPasted" style="line-height: 2;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">ISLAMABAD: Organisers of a Gaza-bound flotilla carrying aid and pro-Palestinian activists said late Tuesday they heard explosions and saw multiple drones that targeted some of their boats, currently situated off Greece, AFP reported.</span></strong></p><p style="line-height: 2;"><br></p><p style="line-height: 2;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">&quot;Multiple drones, unidentified objects dropped, communications jammed and explosions heard from a number of boats,&quot; the Global Sumud Flotilla said in a statement, without adding whether there were any casualties.</span></p><p style="line-height: 2;"><br></p><p style="line-height: 2;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">&quot;We are witnessing these psychological operations firsthand, right now, but we will not be intimidated,&quot; the statement said.</span></p><div class="fr-embed"><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display: flex; max-width: 550px; width: 100%; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><iframe id="twitter-widget-3" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="true" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&embedId=twitter-widget-3&features=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%3D%3D&frame=false&hideCard=false&hideThread=false&id=1970612507057217867&lang=en&origin=https%3A%2F%2Fmain.d1wrm1qseko1cp.amplifyapp.com%2Farticles%2Fnew%2F&sessionId=ef235de2b6ecd5e0e1ae8a1a8b8dfb4570691669&theme=light&widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&width=550px" style="position: static; visibility: visible; width: 550px; height: 719px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;" data-tweet-id="1970612507057217867"></iframe></div></div><p style="line-height: 2;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">German human rights activist and flotilla member Yasemin Acar said in a video she posted on Instagram that five vessels had been attacked.</span></p><p style="line-height: 2;"><br></p><p style="line-height: 2;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;"><strong>&lsquo;Only humanitarian aid&rsquo;</strong></span></p><p style="line-height: 2;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">&quot;We are carrying only humanitarian aid,&quot; she said. &quot;We have no weapons. We pose no threat to anyone. It is Israel who is killing thousands of people (and) starving a whole population.&quot;</span></p><p style="line-height: 2;"><br></p><p style="line-height: 2;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">In an earlier video, Acar said the activists had &quot;sighted 15 to 16 drones&quot;, adding that their radios had been jammed as loud music could be heard.</span></p><p style="line-height: 2;"><br></p><p style="line-height: 2;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">One video posted by the flotilla&#39;s official Instagram page showed an explosion it said it recorded from the Spectre boat at &quot;01:43 GMT +3&quot;.</span></p><div class="fr-embed"><blockquote class="instagram-media" style=" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);"><div style="padding:16px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DO9k0ENCPh4/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" style="font-size: 18px; color: rgb(0, 115, 230);" target="_blank"><div style=" display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"><div style="background-color: rgb(244, 244, 244); border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px; line-height: 2;"><br></div><div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"><div style="background-color: rgb(244, 244, 244); border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px; line-height: 2;"><br></div><div style="background-color: rgb(244, 244, 244); border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px; line-height: 2;"><br></div></div></div><div style="padding: 19% 0px; line-height: 2;"><br></div><div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0px auto 12px; width: 50px; line-height: 2;"><br></div><div style="padding-top: 8px;"><div style="color: rgb(56, 151, 240); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 2;">View this post on Instagram</div></div><div style="padding: 12.5% 0px; line-height: 2;"><br></div><div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;"><div><div style="background-color: rgb(244, 244, 244); border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px); line-height: 2;"><br></div><div style="background-color: rgb(244, 244, 244); height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px; line-height: 2;"><br></div><div style="background-color: rgb(244, 244, 244); border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px); line-height: 2;"><br></div></div><div style="margin-left: 8px;"><div style="background-color: rgb(244, 244, 244); border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px; line-height: 2;"><br></div><div style="width: 0px; height: 0px; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid rgb(244, 244, 244); border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg); line-height: 2;"><br></div></div><div style="margin-left: auto;"><div style="width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid rgb(244, 244, 244); border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px); line-height: 2;"><br></div><div style="background-color: rgb(244, 244, 244); flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px); line-height: 2;"><br></div><div style="width: 0px; height: 0px; border-top: 8px solid rgb(244, 244, 244); border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px); line-height: 2;"><br></div></div></div><div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;"><div style="background-color: rgb(244, 244, 244); border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px; line-height: 2;"><br></div><div style="background-color: rgb(244, 244, 244); border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px; line-height: 2;"><br></div></div></a></span><p style="color: rgb(201, 200, 205); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 2; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0px 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DO9k0ENCPh4/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" style="font-size: 18px; color: rgb(0, 115, 230);" target="_blank">A post shared by Global Sumud Flotilla (@globalsumudflotilla)</a></span></p></div></blockquote></div><p style="line-height: 2;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">In another video posted by the same page, Brazilian activist Thiago Avila said four boats had been &quot;targeted with drones throwing devices&quot; just before another explosion was heard in the background.</span></p><p style="line-height: 2;"><br></p><p style="line-height: 2;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">The Global Sumud Flotilla set sail from Barcelona earlier this month with the aim of breaking Israel&#39;s blockade of Gaza and delivering aid to the territory.</span></p><p style="line-height: 2;"><br></p><p style="line-height: 2;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;"><strong>51 vessels</strong></span></p><p style="line-height: 2;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">It currently numbers 51 vessels, most of which are situated off the Greek island of Crete.</span></p><p style="line-height: 2;"><br></p><p style="line-height: 2;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">It had already been targeted in two suspected drone attacks in Tunisia, where its boat had been anchored before resuming its voyage towards Gaza.</span></p><p style="line-height: 2;"><br></p><p style="line-height: 2;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">Among its high-profile participants is environmental activist Greta Thunberg.</span></p><p style="line-height: 2;"><br></p><p style="line-height: 2;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">Israel said Monday it would not allow the boats to reach Gaza.</span></p><p style="line-height: 2;"><br></p><p style="line-height: 2;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">Israel blocked two earlier attempts by activists to reach Gaza by sea in June and July, AFP reported.</span></p><p style="line-height: 2;"><br></p><p style="line-height: 2;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">The BBC on September 10 reported, two vessels that were part of a Gaza-bound flotilla carrying aid and pro-Palestinian activists including Greta Thunberg were struck in separate suspected drone attacks.</span></p><p style="line-height: 2;"><br></p><p style="line-height: 2;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">Global Sumud Flotilla posted footage appearing to show the first boat being hit by an object outside the Tunisian port of Sidi Bou Said.</span></p><div class="fr-embed"><blockquote class="instagram-media" style=" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);"><div style="padding:16px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DOXaR_MiOZ_/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" style="font-size: 18px; color: rgb(0, 115, 230);" target="_blank"><div style=" display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"><div style="background-color: rgb(244, 244, 244); border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px; line-height: 2;"><br></div><div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; 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line-height: 2;"><br></div><div style="background-color: rgb(244, 244, 244); height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px; line-height: 2;"><br></div><div style="background-color: rgb(244, 244, 244); border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px); line-height: 2;"><br></div></div><div style="margin-left: 8px;"><div style="background-color: rgb(244, 244, 244); border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px; line-height: 2;"><br></div><div style="width: 0px; height: 0px; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid rgb(244, 244, 244); border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg); line-height: 2;"><br></div></div><div style="margin-left: auto;"><div style="width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid rgb(244, 244, 244); border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px); 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white-space: nowrap;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DOXaR_MiOZ_/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" style="font-size: 18px; color: rgb(0, 115, 230);" target="_blank">A post shared by Global Sumud Flotilla (@globalsumudflotilla)</a></span></p></div></blockquote></div><p style="line-height: 2;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">Israel has come under huge international pressure over its war in Gaza, which has sparked a dire humanitarian crisis in the Palestinian territory, AFP reported.</span></p><p style="line-height: 2;"><br></p><p style="line-height: 2;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">Last month, a body backed by the United Nations officially declared famine in part of Gaza.</span></p><p style="line-height: 2;"><br></p><p style="line-height: 2;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">And on September 16, UN investigators accused Israel of committing &quot;genocide&quot; in the besieged territory.</span></p>

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