Islamabad, September 21, 2022 (PPI-OT):27th meeting of the Standing Committee on Information Technology and Telecommunication was held today, in the Parliament House, Islamabad, under the Chairmanship of Mir Khan Muhammad Jamali, MNA.
2. The Committee was briefed on Cyber-Crime, Cyber Security and Social Media Rules by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) and Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA).
3. The Hon. Members of the Committee expressed serious concern on the huge Rise of cybercrime Complaints during the last three 3 years. They criticized the process of registration of complaints, shortage of competent staff to handle registered complaints, and shortage of latest equipment for further investigation of the registered complaints. The Hon. Members urged the department to revisit the direction of the working and address the communication gap between all the concerned departments.
4. The Hon. Members expressed concern about the negative propaganda and campaigns against politicians, journalists and institutions on social media and harassment of elected representatives and their families. The Members emphasized on the capacity building of the staff working in the cybercrime wing of FIA. The Committee directed the FIA to prepare proposals for the improvement of the performance of the cybercrime wing and present them before the Committee in the next meeting.
5. The Committee recommended that the Federal Government take immediate steps to appoint permanent, competent and experienced officers in the Cyber Crime wing and provide all necessary resources to this important National Institution.
6. The Committee unanimously approved the minutes of its previous meetings held on 5th September, 2022.
7. The meeting was attended by Mr. Malik Sohail Khan, Mr. Ali Gohar Khan, Ms. Ayesha Rajab Ali, Ms. Romina Khursheed Alam, Ms. Maiza Hameed, Mr. Mahesh Kumar Malani, Ms. Naz Baloch, Ms. Shamim Ara Panhwar, Syed Mehmood Shah, Mr. Salahuddin, Ms. Javairia Zafar Aheer MNAs. The meeting was also attended by the Secretary and Senior Officers/officials from the Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication along with senior officers from Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) and Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA).
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