UN official John Solecki, who was freed in Pakistan after more than two months of captivity, was sent to the US in a special army plane Sunday, an official said.

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) spokesman in Balochistan Dunya Aslam told Geo News that Solecki, who was released Saturday, was on his way back home.

His kidnappers said they had released Solecki, 49, chief of the UNHCR in Balochistan, on humanitarian grounds.