Pakistan Puts Forth Electronic Crimes Law
The Pakistani government has enacted a law to protect electronic transactions in the country, according to wire service reports.
The Cyber Crimes Ordinance 2007 — put forth on New Year’s Eve — outlines punishments for criminal data access, data and system damage, electronic fraud, electronic forgery, misuse of electronic systems or devices. Other illegal acts include unauthorized access to code, misuse of encryption, malicious code, cyber stalking, spamming, spoofing, unauthorized interception and cyber terrorism, according to Abdullah Riar, caretaker Minister for Information Technology.
He noted the government plans to set up special IT tribunals in cities around the country to investigate electronic crimes he said previously went unpunished due to lack of specific legislation.
