Prime Minister’s Office has directed the Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication to constitute a high-level committee of experts headed by the IT Minister to analyze the “Cyber Threats and Challenges” to the state institutions.
The action was taken in response to President Dr Arif Alvi’s letter to the Prime Minister.
The committee will submit its recommendations to Prime Minister’s Office to proceed further in the matter.
In his letter, the President had observed that this communication was in continuation of his constant beseeching the opinion makers, decision-makers, politicians and strategists in Pakistan that “Cyber Power” was an important area where Pakistan needs to work hard and become a significant player.
The President emphasised that it is important for Pakistan to deliberate on how to develop and leverage its policy by adopting a multifactorial holistic national approach to harness the Cyber power with the objective to reduce the national attack surface and attaining effective reaction and defence capabilities against any possible intrusions.
In addition to the letter addressed to the Prime Minister, the President has also forwarded a report to the relevant institutions to provide a base for developing a cogent cyber power strategy in a holistic manner and to develop necessary human resources to ensure the country’s brighter future.
