A show cause notice was served to a female YouTuber Arzoo Kazmi by the FIA’s Cyber Crime Response Centre
FOE Link or motive by PPF
ConfirmedCase Update Status
Kazmi shared the notice on her X
Summary of Case
"On June 10, 2024, a notice was issued to female YouTuber Arzoo Kazmi by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Cyber Crime Response Centre Lahore. In the call up notice, registered by complainant Jan Muhammad, Kazmi, an Islamabad based media professional and YouTuber, was required to appear before the FIA Cyber Crime Response Centre Lahore on June 12 at 11am. According to the call up notice, Kazmi was being summoned for “anti-Pakistan and anti-Army” content on social media. While no specific video or content is mentioned in the notice, she was required to exhibit the content history of her YouTube channel for the last 6 months in a USB. Kazmi runs a YouTube channel that gives political, geo-political, defense & entertainment news. No specific legal charges are mentioned in the notice however, the notice has been issued under Section 160 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), which defines the initial stage of inquiry before the formal trial.
Category of Incident
FIA action
ICCS Status
ICCS Divisions: 0803-Acts related to freedom of expression or control of expression
ICCS Group: 08039-Other acts related to freedom of expression or control of expression
ICCS Class:
ICCS Crime: Other acts related to freedom of expression or control of expression
Reported By
Date of incident
10
Month
June
Year
2024
Name of affected person
Arzoo Salahuddin Kazmi
Other affected persons
No
Name of affected organization
N/A
Other affected organizations
No
Action by
Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), Cyber Crime Response Center, Lahore
City
Lahore
Province
Punjab
Designation
Freelancer/ Youtuber
Professional category
Journalists
Age of victim
N/K
Marital Status
N/ACompensation Details
Amount of compensation announced by government: N/A
Date of compensation announcement by government: N/A
Date of compensation paid by government: N/A
Amount of compensation announced by others: N/A
Date of compensation announced by others: N/A
Date compensation paid by others: N/A
FIR Details
Was FIR registered ?: No
Court Details
Was case investigated ?: N/A
Court where case was presented: N/A
Name of prosecuting lawyer: N/A
Date of first court hearing:
Date of last court hearing:
Status of court case: N/A
Journalist Union Status
PFUJ
Not condemned
APNS
Not condemned
CPNE
Not condemned
PBA
Not condemned
Condemn Status
Colleague of victim
N/A
Employer organization
N/A
Press Club Status
Press club 1: No version was required
Press club 2: No version was required
Press club 3: No version was required