The document discusses cyber laws in Pakistan. It provides an overview of key cyber crimes like hacking, credit card fraud, and phishing. It then summarizes Pakistan's two main cyber laws: the Electronic Transaction Ordinance of 2002, which established legal frameworks for e-commerce; and the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act of 2007, which defined new cyber crimes and corresponding punishments like imprisonment and fines. The document concludes by offering tips for preventing cyber crimes like continuously updating software and encrypting data.

1. CYBER
LAW IN PAKISTAN
MEDIA LAW &
ETHIC
BS 4 A NUML UNIVERSITY
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2. PRESENTED BY
• Syed Ali Hassan Shah
• Furqan Idress
• Nida Imran
• Nirmal Bazla
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3. NIDA
IMRAN
1st to present the slides
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4. CONTENTS
• What is Cyber Crime?
• Who are Cyber Criminals?
• What Are Cyber Laws?
• Cyber Laws in the World
• Cyber Laws in Pakistan
• How to Prevent Cyber Crime?
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5.  Crime Commmeitted using a Computer and the internet to steal a
persons identity or sell contraband or stalk victims or disrupt operations
with malicious programs, Threating Email, Defamation, Spam and
Phishing are some examples where computers are used to commit crime.
 Cyber crime also stated as any use of a computer as an instrument to
further illegal ends, such as
 Committing fraud
 Stealing identities
 Violating privacy
WHAT IS CYBER CRIME ?
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6. EXAMPLES
 E-mail account of a Federal Minister is hacked.
 Credit cards frauds reach to an alarming level.
 Financial institutions are the favourite targets of Cyber criminals ---
worstly effecting the technological progress in the area of e –Commerce.
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7. HISTORY
 The 1st recorded cyber crime took place in the year 1820 . In 1820,
Joseph-Marie a Textile manufacture in France, produced loom. This
device allowed the repetition of a series of steps in the weaving of
special fabrics. This Resulted in afear amongst Joseph employee that
their traditional employee & livelihood were being threatened.
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8. CATEGORIES OF CYBER CRIME
• 1. The computer as a Target : using a computer to attack other
computer/device.
• 2. The computer as a Weapon : using a computer to commit real world
crimes.
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9. CRIME REPORT IN PAKISTAN 2018 TO 2019
Offences 2006 2005 Total
IPR Crimes 34 44 78
Spurious Drugs 83 88
171
Cyber Crimes 102 115
217
Counterfeit Currencies 19 13
32
Others 299 331 630
Total: 537 591
1128
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10. FURQAN IDRESS
2nd to present the slides
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11. CYBER ATTACK
In Computer & Computer Network an
attack is any attempt to expose, alter ,
disable , destroy , steal or gain
unauthorized access or make unathorized
use of an asset.
TYPES
Hacking
Credit Card
Spoofing
Net Extortion
Virus Attack
WHAT IS CYBER ATTACK ?”
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12. Teen
( Age Group 11-19 )
Organized
Hacktivists
Disgruntled
Employee
Professional
Hackers
Terrorists
WHO ARE
CYBER
CRIMINALS ?
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13.  Cyber Laws is anAttempt to apply
laws designed for the physical world
to human activity on internet
WHAT IS CYBER
LAW ?
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14.  The Legal issues related to use
of communication technology
i.e the internet .
 Privacy
 Intellectual property
WHAT IS CYBER
LAW ?
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15. These laws not only
deal with crime of
Internet
These deal with all
dimensions related to
computer & networks
Two of them are
most known
Electronic
Transaction
Ordinance 2002
Electronic / Cyber
Crime Bill 2007
CYBER LAW IN
PAKISTAN
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16. NIRMAL BAZLA
3rd To present the slides
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17. ELECTRONIC TRANSACTION ORDINANCE 2002
Overview
 The Electronic Transactions Ordinance (ETO), 2002, was the first IT-relevant legislation created by
national lawmakers.
 Laid the foundation for comprehensive Legal Infrastructure.
 It is heavily taken from foreign law related to cyber crime.
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18. ELECTRONIC TRANSACTION ORDINANCE 2002
 There are 43 sections in this ordinance
 It deals with following 8 main areas relating to eCommerce.
 Important Sections are
 36. Violation of privacy information
 gains or attempts to gain access
 to acquire the information
 Imprisonment 7 years
 Fine Rs. 1 million
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19. ELECTRONIC TRANSACTION ORDINANCE 2002
 38. Offences to be non-bailable, compoundable and cognizable
 All offences under this Ordinance shall be non-bailable, compoundable and
cognizable.
 39. Prosecution and trial of offences.
 No Court inferior to the Court of Sessions shall try any offence under this
Ordinance.
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20. ELECTRONIC/CYBER CRIME BILL 2007
 It was promulgated by the President of Pakistan on the 31st December 2007
 The bill deals with the electronic crimes included:
 Cyber terrorism
 Electronic fraud
 Unauthorized access to code
 Cyber stalking
 Cyber Spamming/spoofing
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21. SYED ALI HASSAN
SHAH
Last to present the slides
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22. PREVENTION OF ELECTRONIC CRIMES ACT
 Cyber Crime Bill 2007
 The legislation established new offences including
 illegal access of data (hacking)
 DOS and DDOS attacks
 electronic forgery and electronic fraud cyber terrorism
 Prevention
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23. PUNISHMENTS
 Under this law there are defined punishment for the offence.
 Every respective offence under this law has its distinctive punishment which can be imprisonment or fine.
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24. PUNISHMENTS
Offence Imprisonment (years) Fine
CriminalAccess 3 3 Lac
Criminal DataAccess 3 3 Lac
Data Damage 3 3 Lac
System Damage 3 3 Lac
Electronic Fraud 7 7 Lac
Electronic Forgery 7 7 Lac
Misuse of Device 3 3 Lac
Defamation 5 5 Lac
Cyber stalking 3 3 Lac
Cyber terrorism Life 10 Million

25. MOST COMMON CRIME & PUNISHEMENT
• Cyber stalking Up to 3 Years in Jail or Up to Rs. 1 Million in Fine or both
• Spamming Three Months of Prison or Fine up to Rs. 5 Million or Both
• Spoofing Up to 3 Years in Jail or Fine up to Rs. 500,00 or both
• Malicious Code Up to 2 Years in Jail or up to Rs. 1 Million in Fine or Both
• Glorification of an offence Up to 7 Years Prison or up to Rs. 10 Million Fine or both
• Electronic forgery Up to 3 Years in Prison or up to Rs. 250,000 fine or bot
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26. HOW TO PREVENT CYBER CRIME ?
Continuously update software.
Encrypt all data
Use ad-blockers
Set and communicate email response policies
Update, distribute and get signatures on Acceptable Use agreements
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27. • Thank you Bs 4 A
ANY QUESTION ?
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