Although Pakistan's Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act covers harassment of this nature, and could have been brought to bear in Khan's case, the law was not passed until August 2016, after the incident in Chitral had already occurred. 
Ingawa Sheria ya Kuzuia Makosa ya Kimtandao inahusika na unyanyasaji wa aina hii na ingeweza kutumiwa katika shauri hili la Khan, sheria ilikuwa haijapitishwa mpaka Agosti 2016 baada ya kitendo hiki kufanyika huko Chitral.