Pakistani journalist Zeenat Shahzadi recovered after two years in captivity

LAHORE: A female journalist who was abducted over two years ago was recovered on Wednesday night, Justice (retd) Javed Iqbal confirmed on Friday.

Zeenat Shahzadi, at the time of her abduction,  was working for a local news outlet based out of Lahore.

 

Justice (retd) Iqbal, the head of the missing persons commission told Geo News that Shehzadi was recovered from across the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan on Wednesday night.

Shahzadi’s recovery was made possible by efforts of Pakistan’s intelligence agencies as well as tribal leaders from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan, Iqbal told Geo News.

Earlier, Iqbal had told BBC Urdu that Shehzadi had been abducted by non-state actors and enemy intelligence agencies, further adding that she had been rescued from their clutches.

As yet no statement has been issued by the recovered journalist or her family.