Muhammad Bilal Ghauri Archives - Committee to Protect Journalists

A row of Pakistani national flags line a street in Islamabad on April 18, 2026. Authorities have opened a cybercrime case against Islamabad-based journalist Muhammad Bilal Ghauri over his social media commentary. (Photo: AFP/Farooq Naeem)

Pakistan detains journalist Muhammad Bilal Ghauri over commentary on security appointment

September 9, 2026 6:00 AM EDT

New York, September 9, 2026—Pakistani authorities must immediately release independent journalist Muhammad Bilal Ghauri and drop the cybercrime case filed against him over his commentary about the appointment of a senior counterterrorism official, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Tuesday. Ghauri, who covers news via his popular YouTube channel, was reported missing by his family…

Pakistani journalist Muhammad Bilal Ghauri summoned over YouTube videos

June 22, 2021 5:21 PM EDT

Washington, D.C., June 22, 2021 – Pakistani authorities should cease harassing journalist Muhammad Bilal Ghauri and allow all members of the press to freely report on state institutions, including the military, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. Today, M. Waseem Sikandar, a sub-inspector at the Federal Investigation Agency’s Cyber Crime Reporting Centre in Islamabad,…