Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan's lawyer Intizar Panjotha was recovered.
According to a spokesperson for the Attock Police, the lawmen flagged down the suspicious vehicle at a checkpoint in Hasanabdal.
The riders started firing at the police and on retaliatory firing, the kidnappers fled away leaving the hostage and the vehicle.
According to the police spokesperson, the hostage was identified as Intizar Panjothawho.