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CJP urges govt to make strict laws to combat cybercrime

F.P. Report

LAHORE: Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Gulzar Ahmed said on Saturday that the government needs to pay serious attention to cybercrime issues in the country by introducing strict cyber laws.

Addressing a seminar on cybercrime organized by the Punjab Judicial Academy, CJP Gulzar Ahmed said that it is important to first understand what cybercrime really is. He added that there is a general impression that cybercrimes occur on Facebook and Whatsapp, and a lot of work is also being performed regarding cybercrime and its laws all over the world.

Justice Gulzar Ahmed further said that relevant agencies in Pakistan regard this crime as just a common complaint whereas it needs a different kind of serious attention. He added that we need to learn to distinct the cyber and ordinary crimes to provide relief to the victims and that too taking a quick action.

He further said that both positive and negative users of mobile phones and computers need counseling and the government will have to make strict cyber laws.

The Frontier Post

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