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

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

Justice (retd) Iqbal, the head of the missingpersons commission said 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.

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.