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PECA
Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act, 2016 (as amended by the Prevention of Electronic Crimes (Amendment) Act, 2025)
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الاستشهاد بهذه الصفحة: GlanceDesk Jurisdiction, “PECA (Pakistan)”, glancedeskjurisdiction.com/laws/pk-peca, last verified 10 October 2026.
Pakistan الجرائم الإلكترونية
- الحالة
- In force. The 2025 Amendment Act got presidential assent 29 January 2025; constitutional challenges were being heard in the Islamabad High Court (as of July 2025), with no ruling found.✓
- على من ينطبق
- Offences involving information systems and data in Pakistan, including unauthorised access, misuse of identity information and online content; service providers have data retention duties; social media platforms can be made to register.✓
- حدود الحجم
- No size threshold. Service providers must retain traffic data for at least one year; social media platforms may be required to register with SMPRA.✓
- الجهة الرقابية
- National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA, replaced the FIA's cybercrime role); Social Media Protection and Regulatory Authority (SMPRA); Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA).✓
- الإبلاغ عن الخروقات أو الحوادث
- PECA sets no general breach-notification duty for businesses; sectoral rules (PTA, SBP) apply.✓
- مهلة الرد على طلبات البيانات الشخصية
- Not applicable (PECA is a criminal statute; no data subject rights regime).✓
- مسؤول حماية البيانات
- Not applicable; no officer requirement under PECA.✓
- الممثل المحلي
- قيد التحقق
- نقل البيانات إلى الخارج
- Not addressed by PECA.✓
- ملفات تعريف الارتباط والموافقة
- Not addressed by PECA. Using someone's identity information without authorisation is an offence.✓
- أقصى عقوبة
- Cyber terrorism: up to 14 years and/or PKR 50 million. Unauthorised use of identity information: up to 3 years and/or PKR 5 million. Spreading fake information (s.26A): up to 3 years and/or PKR 2 million.✓
المعلومات الموسومة بعبارة «قيد التحقق» لا تزال قيد التأكيد ولا تُقدَّم كإجابات.
ما يجب عليك فعله✓
- Never use or share anyone's identity information without authorisation.
- If you are a service provider, retain traffic data for at least one year.
- If you run a social media platform, be ready to enlist with SMPRA and act on its orders (it must act on fake-information complaints within 24 hours).
- Train staff on unauthorised access and data misuse offences.
- Preserve logs and cooperate with lawful NCCIA requests.
- Review published content against the s.26A fake-information offence.
التغييرات الأخيرة
2025 Amendment (assent 29 Jan 2025): created SMPRA, NCCIA (replacing the FIA Cyber Crime Wing) and Social Media Protection Tribunals (90-day case target), platform enlistment, and the s.26A fake-information offence. Challenges were being heard in the Islamabad High Court as of July 2025.✓
المصادر
- المصدر الأساسي: https://na.gov.pk/uploads/documents/1470910659_707.pdf
- المصدر الثاني: https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/1277421-peca-amendment-bill-gets-presidents-assent
- الجهة الرقابية: National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA, replaced the FIA's cybercrime role); Social Media Protection and Regulatory Authority (SMPRA); Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA).
المصادر المستخدمة في التحقق المستقل (6)
- https://na.gov.pk/uploads/documents/679b243193585_457.pdf
- https://tribune.com.pk/story/2554524/provinces-made-party-to-case-against-peca-amendments
- https://sja.gos.pk/assets/Updated_Laws/The%20Prevention%20of%20Electronic%20Crimes%20Act,%20Rules%20Final%20Index%20(%20Upto%20date%202025).pdf
- https://practiceguides.chambers.com/practice-guides/data-protection-privacy-2026/pakistan
- https://www.pta.gov.pk/
- https://www.pta.gov.pk/assets/media/2025-10-16-CS-Annual-Report-2024-25.pdf
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