Beware! ISI can now take action against cyber criminals who breach national security

The Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agency can now take action against cyber criminals who possess a threat to national security according to a new proposal which has been accepted by the government.

This new authority has been given to the ISI by the newly enacted cyber-crime laws and now all those elements, including individuals and organizations, who pose a threat to the country’s national security, will be dealt with harshly.

“The ISI wanted a legal cover for action against those allegedly committing online crimes against the state and undermining the national security and we had to agree with the proposal,” disclosed a participant of a crucial meeting held at the Ministry of Interior on Wednesday.

The recently formed legislation called the Prevention of Electronic Crime Act (PECA) 2016, will give authority to a number of agencies to act against individuals misusing the internet. This means that now the citizens of Pakistan will have to be more careful about what they say on social media, since everything is now being monitored.

The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has been given the status of investigating body by the federal government under SRO (1)/2016. Now the FIA can probe offences under the PECA.

According to an official privy to the case, new rules are being proposed by representatives of information technology, law and justice departments so that every aspect can be covered in the new rules. Proposal from all the stakeholders is also under consideration.

After receiving input from all the stakeholders, the Ministry of Information Technology will finalize the role and scope of each agency in the newly formulated policy.

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