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What International Laws apply to Cyberspace?0
- Blog, Cyber Security, Human Security
- January 24, 2022
Cyber activities have become an integral part of international relations as the interconnectedness of networks, technologies and cyber processes have opened up new opportunities for cooperation between State and non-State actors. While cyber-space has its advantages, it has also created new vulnerabilities, such as cybercrimes including identify theft, hacking, etc. Cyber attacks and their consequences
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What Are Pakistan’s Cybersecurity Laws?0
- Backgrounder, Cyber Security, National Security
- January 24, 2022
The modern world is undergoing a continuous transformation in this digital age, which has profoundly influenced and changed socio-cultural, economic, political, and security dynamics as we know them. The emergent virtual world, with its widespread interconnected global digital technology and rapid communication systems, has resulted in the evolution of what we know as cyberspace. However,
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Should the State Bank be autonomous?0
- Blog, Economic Security, National Security
- January 19, 2022
In wake of the government’s agreement with the IMF for reviving its $6 billion loan, it had committed to granting autonomous status to the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP). For this purpose, the SBP Act, 1956 is being amended through the SBP (Amendment) Act, 2021 for enhanced central bank autonomy, price stability, and accountability. Although
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Is Pakistan Ready for EVMs?0
- Blog, Economic Security
- January 19, 2022
The ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has been strongly campaigning for the last many months to use electronic voting machines (EVMs) in the next elections despite opposition parties’ disagreement over the introduction of this technology in the electoral process. The use of EVMs was approved by the joint session of the Parliament; however, questions come to
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Can laws help secure Pakistan’s cyberspace?0
- Blog, Cyber Security, National Security
- January 19, 2022
Over the past few years cybercrimes and offenses have emerged as a major threat to cyberspaces of states. Hence cybersecurity is gradually becoming a matter of national security for states. Quite recently, the Pegasus hacking spyware scandal prompted the Pakistani Government to formalize its first ever National Cyber Security Policy. Previous initiatives such as the
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The future of the Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan 0
- Blog, Human Security, National Security
- January 5, 2022
The Government announced that an agreement had been reached with the Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) after negotiations were held between the two parties. While one of the central demands of the TLP was the expulsion of the French ambassador from Pakistan, it seems to be an achievement for the government that they managed to persuade the
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