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Pakistan to Establish National Cybersecurity Authority

A draft Cybersecurity Act is under consultation following recent attacks that exposed staffing and oversight gaps.

Overview

  • The planned authority would propose protections for critical systems and lead national cybersecurity initiatives.
  • The IT ministry has circulated an initial Cybersecurity Act draft to stakeholders for feedback, while some incident details remain undisclosed for sensitivity.
  • NADRA, the FBR and telecom-sector data now carry critical infrastructure status, with immigration and passports systems under review.
  • A breach at OGDCL erased 21 virtual servers before a three-day disaster-recovery restore, illustrating weaknesses identified by officials.
  • Until the authority is established, the 14-member CERT Council coordinates responses as work proceeds on the Information Security Framework 2025, a secure data exchange layer and digital identity projects.