Govt Finalizes Draft Bill to Protect Children from Cybercrime
The draft bill for the legal reforms for the prevention and control of cybercrime against children under the supervision of the National Child Commissioner of the Federal Ombudsman, Ejaz Ahmed Qureshi, has been finalized.
The sub-committee on legal reforms under the headship of Syeda Viqar un Nisa, the Advisor WMS, and the Convener/Secretary of the Committee held a number of meetings to finalize the draft for the Prevention & Control of Cybercrimes Against Children Bill, 2021 for amendments in the PECA, 2016, the Qanoon-e-Shahadat Order, 1984, and other relevant laws.
The committee comprised senior representatives of the Home Departments, senior police officers from the four provinces, Gilgit-Baltistan, and Azad Jammu and Kashmir, the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), the National Information and Technology Board (NITB), the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), the Ministry of Law, the UNICEF, and Child Protect