Cyber Crime in Pakistan

Cyber crime comprises of a network that is related to one another by technological means including ,cell phones, internet,computer etc.It encompasses all the offences that are committed against a particular group ,ethnicity or over all in general. Actions like hacking ,copyright infringement,breaking into someones elses private and confidential information and other crimes may threaten a nations security and financial health.
Recently in Pakistan National assembly passed the cyber crime bill which has now been formulated into a law as it has been  agreed upon by the senate and given confirmation by the president of Pakistan.After the approval of the cyber crime law the agencies like FIA feels that their role is not much of use and they are not sure whether they'll be mandated to peruse cyber crime complaints in future or not.
Some prominent voices which have been recognized or have been heard around the world includes a lady called NIGHAT DAAD ,an internet activist who is the founder of an NGO called digital right foundation in 2012.She has been listed in the time magazine under the name of next generations leader who will help Pakistani women fight against online harassment. She aims to counter gender-based harassment,governments mass surveillance and companies actions that impacts individual rights,her foundation educates women on how to respond to online harassment which is also a form of cyber crime.

With increased used of the electronic media like laptops,mobile,iPads ,iPhone it is important to know the ethics of of using such means of mass communications to avoid ending up in trouble ,here are some things to keep in  mind

• Unauthorized access
   to anyone’s phone, laptop etc. can put you behind the bars for three months or a fine of Rs. 50,000 imposed or both
• Unauthorized copying of anyone’s data can put you behind bars for six months or a fine of Rs. 100,000 imposed or both
• Damaging data of anyone’s phone, laptop etc. can put you behind bars for two years or a fine of up to Rs. 500,000 or both
• Unauthorized access to critical data (such as govt website) can land you in jail for up to three years or a fine of up to Rs. 1 Million or both
• Unauthorized Interception
   can land you in jail for a term of two years or with fine up to five hundred thousand rupees or with both.
• Offenses against dignity of a person: Spreading false information of anyone can get you jail for three years or a fine of Rs. one million or both
• Displaying or showing a sexually explicit image/video of anyone can land you in jail for seven years or a fine of up to Rs. five million or both
• Writing or spreading a malicious code can get you in jail for two years or a fine of Rs. one million or both