The meeting was chaired by MNA Amjad Khan. During the meeting, the secretary of interior told that around 94,000 complaints related to cybercrime were reported in Pakistan. “We are looking into every complaint and will not spare anyone,” the official said.
NA Standing Committee Briefed on Compliance From Social Media Platforms
While briefing the National Assembly’s standing committee, National Counter Terrorism Authority (NACTA) officials criticized the social media platforms that they show no interest in responding to their requests for action. According to a NACTA official, In addition to that, the NACTA official also showed concerns regarding the absence of data protection law and appealed to legislators to make a law in this regard. During the meeting, the PTA officials said that they act according to orders of the FIA and till now they have blocked all major websites that were spreading obscenity and vulgarity in the country. The PTA official also said, Furthermore, the official also shared some data according to which TikTok responds to their 64 percent requests, following by 35 percent compliance from Twitter. Moreover, in the meeting, the FIA official told the National Assembly’s standing committee on Defence that they are offering training to the officials, however, currently there are some impediments as they only have the option of online training. The official said, Check out:
PTA blocks all Social Media Platforms Temporarily to Maintain Law and Order Most Used Social Media Platforms
