Bilal Ghauri

“Journalist Bilal Ghauri, for instance, received a WhatsApp message from an unknown number indicating that “FIA, Cyber Crime Reporting Center in Islamabad is conducting proceedings regarding defamation and harassment on the above cited enquiry. Reportedly you are well aware of the facts/circumstances of the subject matter.” 59”

报告记载记者经 WhatsApp 收到缺乏具体事实的传唤；未据此推断已被拘押。

“When he responded requesting details, he was simply told the identity of the complainant and that it apparently related to YouTube. Indeed, he received a second notice that reiterated, “you must be well acquainted with the facts of the inquiry.” 60”

Ghauri 询问细节后只获投诉人身份及与 YouTube 相关的模糊说明；后续通知仍未解释。

“Mr. Ghauri took the notices to the Islamabad High Court, arguing that the first notice “did not disclose the offense” and arguing that the fact that the notice had been “sent through WhatsApp” “illustrates the mala fide within which the notice was issued.” 62 Mr. Ghauri’s counsel argued that the notices were “part of a campaign of silencing journalists.” 63”

当事人及律师向高等法院挑战传唤及送达方式；“压制记者运动”是律师论点。

“Ultimately, the Islamabad High Court declared the case a nullity in the order finding Section 20 unconstitutional, and the notices were thus quashed.”

作者记载法院宣告程序无效并撤销传唤；不外推为今日一般法律状态。

“Section 20 should be reformed. In the event Section 20 is not reformed or repealed, the government should concede it is unconstitutional. Further, the FIA should implement the Islamabad High Court’s order in the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists case to report on FIA abuses, which would also provide a basis for further action by bodies in Pakistan considering PECA’s Section 20.”

主题报告的制度改革建议，未记录 Ghauri 个案因此得到进一步结果。