Deputy Commissioner Swabi summoned by PHC for sharing university girls’ video on TikTok

The Peshawar High Court (PHC) summoned the Deputy Commissioner of Swabi over the alleged uploading of a video featuring female students from Women University Swabi on TikTok without their consent.

During the hearing, a two-member bench comprising Justice Sahibzada Asadullah and Justice Dr Khurshid Iqbal remarked that residents of Swabi had raised objections over the video, which they believed violated the students' privacy.

The petitioner’s lawyer, Advocate Mohammad Hamdan, informed the court that the video was uploaded from the deputy commissioner’s personal TikTok account.

The female students also complained that the video had been shared without their permission, breaching their privacy rights.

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Additional Attorney General (AAG) informed the court that the government had submitted its response in the case. However, Justice Sahibzada Asadullah questioned why the university had not yet filed its reply and why the Vice Chancellor had failed to appear in court.

The petitioner’s counsel further argued that a government notification issued in 2018 restricts public office holders to using only Facebook or X. He claimed that the Deputy Commissioner violated this directive by posting the TikTok video from his personal account in 2025.

After hearing the arguments, the court adjourned proceedings until July 23 and directed both the Vice Chancellor of Women University Swabi and the Deputy Commissioner to appear in person at the next hearing.