ISI given powers under Cyber Crime Laws 

ISI given powers under Cyber Crime Laws 

ISLAMABAD: Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), Pakistan's premier spy agency  has been authorised by the government to act against the people violating the cyber-crime laws in the country in the best national interest.

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ISI would be operating against those nefarious elements who use the cyber domain to breach the national security and the national interest.

The government has accepted the proposal by the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) to let its operatives take pre-emptive action against individuals and organisations breaching national security under the recently-enacted cyber-crime laws.

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“The ISI wanted a legal cover for action against those allegedly committing online crimes against the state and undermining the national security and we had to agree with the proposal,” disclosed a participant of a crucial meeting held at the Ministry of Interior on Wednesday.

ISI role in the fight against cyber criminals would be crucial from the national security point of view.