Pakistan opens final consultation on revised national cybersecurity framework

ISLAMABAD Pakistan’s National Cyber Emergency Response Team (NCERT) has launched a final round of stakeholder consultations on the revised Pakistan Information Security Framework 2025, as the government moves to strengthen protections for the country’s growing digital infrastructure. NCERT said the updated framework, known as PISF 2025, has been published forContinue Reading

PTA rejects misleading information on smartphone tax relief

Islamabad: Pakistan’s telecom regulator has issued a fresh warning after a misleading message circulating on social media falsely claimed that recent reductions in mobile phone taxes apply only to importers and registered vendors, not individual users. Top officials of the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) have confirmed to Pakistan Digital PostContinue Reading

Pakistan lawmakers seek fresh review of Islamabad tree-cutting as CDA offers independent inquiry

ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s Capital Development Authority (CDA) chairman on Tuesday offered an independent inquiry into the ongoing tree-cutting drive in Islamabad, telling lawmakers that the removals were carried out on the recommendation of the Ministry of Health, amid growing public and political concern over environmental impacts. The issue was discussedContinue Reading