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The Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication has directed Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) to review its Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) in consultation with the Ministry to control cyber crimes, other than blocking unlawful online content.
Federal Secretary Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication Shoaib Ahmad Siddiqui chaired a meeting regarding cybercrime on Wednesday. Chairman PTA Maj Gen (R) Amir Azeem Bajwa was also present in the meeting.
Chairman PTA briefed the Federal Secretary Ministry of IT about the role of PTA in blocking unlawful online content and the meeting also discussed the role of Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) in controlling cybercrime.
The PTA chairman also informed the meeting about the issues regarding the blocking of unlawful content.
The Federal Secretary Ministry of IT emphasized the need for joint efforts by PTA and FIA to block unlawful online content other than directing PTA to review the SOP in consultation with the Ministry of IT.
The Federal Secretary also directed PTA and FIA to submit a progress report regarding the blocking of unlawful content and action taken for crimes committed in the cybersphere.
The meeting was also attended by Additional Director FIA and senior officers of the Ministry of IT.
