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Cabinet approves country’s first national cyber security policy
July 28, 2021
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain Tuesday said the federal cabinet approved the country s first national cyber security policy. He noted that cyber security regimes were emerging in the world and the Ministry of IT had come up with the first policy, which was important for the protection of our data.
“The world is rapidly moving towards cyber wars; today we are doing all our banking transactions at ATMs and mobile phones. If the record is hacked, then problems may arise,” he said while briefing the media and replying to their questions about the cabinet meeting, chaired by Premier Imran Khan here.
• Opposition urged to hold talks on issues of national importance
ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet on Tuesday decided to slash “excessive spending” of taxpayers’ money on security of VIPs, especially the judiciary, and instead devise a system which will work on the basis of ‘threat assessments’ made by special threat committees to be established in all provinces, except Sindh.
The cabinet once again urged the opposition to sit with the government on “at least issues of national importance”, including judicial reforms.
The meeting, which was presided over by Prime Minister Imran Khan, also approved the first-ever cyber security policy in response to the looming threat of cyber warfare which was gaining roots across the globe.
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Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry on Tuesday said the Federal Cabinet had approved the first-ever cyber security policy for better national security, and response to the looming threat of cyber warfare gaining roots across the globe.
Addressing a news conference after the cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Imran Khan, he said the world was moving towards the cyber warfare at a rapid pace, and the government formulated the comprehensive policy in that regard, which was crucial to protect the cyber security regime, and electronic data of citizens.
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