Mushahid to table Cyber Security Bill in Parliament

Date : June 25, 2013

ISLAMABAD, Jun 24 (APP): Chairman Senate Standing Committee on Defence Senator Mushahid Hussain Sayed and Pakistan Information Security Association on Monday decided to jointly prepare a Bill for ensuring Cyber Security of Pakistan and its people. It was also decided during a meeting of a delegation of Pakistan Information Security Association headed by Ammar Jaffri with Senator Mushahid Hussain Sayed here in the Parliament House. The two-hour-long meeting discussed Cyber Security Strategy and also resolved to lay a Private Member’s Bill in National Assembly and Senate on August, 14.

The said draft bill will be prepared with mutual consultation, the meeting decided. The delegation congratulated Mushahid Hussain for his proposal on the subject which was unanimously endorsed by the Finance Committee of the Senate.

Senator Mushahid Hussain Sayed had said in his six-point proposals on Finance Bill 2013-14 that given the security threat posed by snooping and spying by the US through their secret agencies like CIA and NSA, especially of Pakistan which is the second highest in their list of countries being spied online, funds should be allocated in the budget for a Cyber Security Strategy since Pakistan is a victim of Cyber warfare and Cyber aggression.

“This should be entrusted to a Cyber Security task force, specially constituted for the purpose that can propose counter measures. Its Secretariat should be in the Ministry of IT,” Mushahid had proposed.

This proposal was unanimously adopted. During the meeting on Monday, it was decided to work together for the Cyber Security of Defence, economy and citizens.

The meeting decided to hold a seminar to promote awareness about Cyber Crime and its security. A Policy Seminar will be held at Pakistan institute for Parliamentary Services (PIPS) on July 8th at 4.00. p.m.

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