ASSIGNMENT

COMPUTER SCIENCE

Govt Rabia Basri College for Woman Walton Road ,Lahore

SUBMITTED BY: SIDRA ASLAM

ROLL NO: 230326
ICS(physics)

ASSIGNMENT TOPIC
Acts Of Pakistan Govt About Cyber Security

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  DEFINATION
Cybercrime is criminal activity that either targets or uses a computer, a computer
network or a networked device

 PREVENTION OF ELECTRONIC CRIMES ACTS (2016)

The Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA) was introduced in 2016. It provides a
comprehensive framework for various types of cybercrime in Pakistan. It is one of those
cybercrime laws in Pakistan that is in accordance with the Cyber Crime Bill 2007. It deals with
the following internet crimes in Pakistan:

 Illegal Access of Data (Hacking)

 Denial of Service Attack (DOS Attack)

 Electronic Forgery and Electronic Fraud

 Cyberterrorism
The Prevention of Electronic Crime Act (PECA) offers the below-given penalties for cyber
criminals in Pakistan

 Up to three years of imprisonment, 1 million PKR fine, or both for accessing critical
information systems without authorisation.

 Up to seven years of imprisonment, PKR 10 million fine or both for disruption of

critical information systems with dishonest or fraudulent intentions.

 Up to seven years of imprisonment, PKR 10 million fine or both for involvement in

offence related to terrorism.

 Up to six months of imprisonment, PKR 50 thousand fine or both for importing,

exporting or supplying an electronic device for offensive use.

 Up to three years of imprisonment, PKR 5 million fine or both for involvement in data
breach. It may include the online distribution of someone’s personal data without
consent.

 CYBERCRIME LAWS IN PAKISTAN

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 As of now, there are three cybercrime laws in Pakistan. These laws deal with different categories
of internet crimes in Pakistan. They are listed as under:

 Electronic Transaction Ordinance (ETO) 2002

 Electronic / Cyber Crime Bill 2007

 Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA) 2016

 Electronic Transaction Ordinance (ETO) 2002

 DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF CYBER SCOUTS IN PAKISTAN

 Provide cybercrime awareness training and

 Help people with the process of reporting cybercrimes in Pakistan
 Inform people about computer crime preventive measures
 Share information with nr3c
 Promote careful and responsible use of cyberspace
 Direct and help individuals to report cybercrime
 Monitor cyberspace
 Encourage the rightful use of technology

 CYBERCRIMES PUNISHMENTS IN PAKISTAN

Type of Cybercrime Punishment

Data Damage 3 years imprisonment or PKR 3 lac fine

Electronic Fraud 7 years imprisonment or PKR 7 lac fine

Electronic Forgery 7 years imprisonment or PKR 7 lac fine

Malicious Code 5 years imprisonment or PKR 5 lac fine

Cyberstalking 3 years imprisonment or PKR 3 lac fine

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Spamming 3 years imprisonment or PKR 3 lac fine

Spoofing 6 months imprisonment or PKR 50 thousand fine

Cyberterrorism 10 years imprisonment or PKR 10 million fine

 Details regarding punishments for cybercrimes in Pakistan have been listed as under:

 ELECTRONIC/CYBER CRIME BILL ORDINANCE 2007

The Prevention of Electronic Crimes or Cybercrimes Ordinance (PECO) was passed in 2007. This
cybercrime law in Pakistan deals with the following electronic crimes:

 Cyber Terrorism

 Data Damage

 Electronic Fraud

 Electronic Forgery

 Unauthorised Access

 Cyberstalking

 Cyber-spamming/spoofing
According to the Prevention of Electronic Crimes or Cybercrimes Ordinance (PECO), cyber
criminals in Pakistan may have to face different penalties. They may include six months of
imprisonment to sometimes even capital punishment for various types of cybercrimes. The laws
apply to every person who commits cybercrimes in Pakistan irrespective of their nationality or
citizenship.

 CATEGORIES

There are different types of cybercrimes, classified in the following categories:

 Hacking

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  Identity theft

 Cyberbullying

 Cyberstalking

 Spoofing

 Financial fraud

 Digital Piracy

 Computer viruses and worms

 Malicious Software

 Intellectual property rights

 Money Laundering

 Denial of Service attack

 Electronic Terrorism

 Vandalism

 HOW TO LODGE A CYBERCRIME COMPLAINT IN PAKISTAN THROUGH

NR3CHOW TO LODGE A CYBERCRIME COMPLAINT IN PAKISTAN
THROUGH NR3C

If you navigate through NR3C’s official website, you’ll see that there’s a dedicated section to
report computer crime. By clicking on the link to that section, you’ll be redirected to the FIA web
page as shown in the screenshot. Here’s you’ll fill all the required information and attach any
relevant material. This is how to lodge a cybercrime complaint in Pakistan through NR3C.

 To get updates on the progress of your cybercrime complaint, you can simply use the
following contact details of the National Response Centre for Cyber Crime in Pakistan

Contact number: 051-9106384 or 03366006060

Email address: helpdesk@nr3c.gov.pk

Address (Where you can send your written applications): NR3C-FIA, National Police
Foundation Building, 2nd Floor, G-10/4, Mauve Area, Islamabad

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  NR3C SALIENT FEATURES
Now that you have learned how to file a complaint against cybercrime in Pakistan, let’s learn
more about the National Response Centre for Cyber Crime in Pakistan. We’ll go through some of
its salient features mentioned on its website. They have been categorised as the institution’s
achievements like how it is dealing with cyber criminals in Pakistan. Also, it mentions the
training, research and development programmes NR3C offers.

 Achievements

 Training Programmes

 Research and Development

ACHIEVEMENTS

 Successful raids and crackdowns on illegal grey traffickers having VOIP setups,
averting a loss of around PKR 3 billion per month to the government.

 Handled tonnes of complaints related to cyberharassment and online defamation.

 NR3C has successfully dealt with many cases related to internet frauds & scams

 Provided technical facilitation related to cybercrime cases requiring audio and video
forensic analysis

 Responded to grievances faced by the financial sector. These may include

banking/ATM frauds, credit card frauds, and internet banking frauds.

TRAINING PROGRAMMES

 Provides technical training on digital forensics, internet crimes, information security to

law enforcement agencies.

 Conducts awareness workshops and informative seminars at renowned academic

institutes as well as corporate organizations

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  Skill development training based on digital forensic comprehension for proper
interpretation of forensic data, computer crime, laws applications, and evidence
extraction methods.

 Over 12,000 individuals from all over the country have been trained by NR3C to serve
the purpose of cybercrime mitigation.

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

 Developed a tool that tracks and identifies the location of e-mails from unknown
sources

 Developed a software application to manage forensic requests

 Developed software application for cybercrime complaints management and tracking

 Helped law enforcement agencies in tracking down mobile phones with duplicate IMEI
number.

 Contributed to a research paper published in the Journal of American Science, which

was published in 2010. It was titled “DataMining Methodology in Perspective of
Manufacturing Databases”.