Punjab government's helicopter crew captured by Taliban freed?

The crew members of a Punjab government helicopter, which crash-landed in Logar province of Afghanistan on August 4, have reportedly been recovered. But the reports about the recovery of the crew have not been confirmed officially. Media reports claimed that five Pakistanis and a Russian technician, who were captured by Afghan Taliban when the helicopter crash-landed, were safely recovered. However, Foreign Office spokesperson Nafees Zakaria said that the efforts for recovery of the crew members were still underway.
"Efforts for the recovery are underway and as soon as there is any tangible development we shall inform media," he added. Earlier in the day, the spokesperson told his weekly media briefing that as informed by the Afghan side, the crew members were safe and the Afghan authorities assured that they were making efforts through the elders in the area for recovery of all the crew members.