- Complete measures to curb terrorist social media actions.
- Provinces instructed to regulate unauthorised SIM playing cards.
- Police, Frontier Constabulary to be strengthened nationwide.
ISLAMABAD: The federal authorities has determined to dam the social media accounts of terrorist teams in collaboration with the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA).
This choice was introduced throughout a gathering of the Nationwide Motion Plan Coordination Committee chaired by Inside Minister Mohsin Naqvi.
The assembly emphasised efficient coordination between the Nationwide Counter-Terrorism Authority (Nacta) and provincial authorities to strengthen counter-terrorism measures.
Naqvi, the safety czar, underscored the significance of halting on-line actions of proscribed organisations, directing all related departments, together with PTA, to plot an efficient mechanism to implement this technique.
“Provinces should undertake complete methods to forestall the misuse of unauthorised SIM playing cards,” stated the federal minister.
The safety czar additionally introduced {that a} Nationwide Fusion Centre has been established to make sure seamless coordination throughout numerous companies. Briefings revealed that intelligence-based operations performed till October this yr resulted within the elimination of 206 terrorists throughout 7,984 operations.
Calling latest terrorist incidents in Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa “deeply tragic and condemnable,” Naqvi vowed to boost the capability of regulation enforcement companies and equip provincial police forces with trendy know-how.
The inside minister additional tasked the provinces and companies to submit detailed stories on their useful resource necessities inside seven days. Reiterating the pivotal position of Nacta, he said that reforms have been underway to revive the authority’s main position in combating terrorism.
FIA cybercrime wing’s crackdown
In the meantime, the FIA Cybercrime Wing Balochistan Zone has launched vigorous operations towards parts concerned in anti-state propaganda on social media.
A specialised staff has been fashioned to observe and analyze social media accounts for suspicious actions. This staff utilises superior know-how to maintain monitor of actions on Fb, Instagram, X, TikTok, and different platforms that could be concerned in anti-state propaganda.
Over the previous three months, the FIA Cybercrime Wing Balochistan has recognized 924 social media accounts concerned in sharing anti-state content material on Instagram, X, TikTok, and others.
The reported accounts embody 487 on Fb, 190 on TikTok, 147 on X, 88 on Instagram, and 12 on different functions.
Moreover, 14 inquiries have been registered, and investigations have begun towards the anti-state parts.
Out of 924 accounts, 312 social media accounts have been marked as blocked by the PTA, whereas 607 social media accounts are within the strategy of blocking by the PTA.
In addition to, the FIA Cybercrime Wing, Balochistan has reported a complete of 28 totally different social media functions which have a excessive potential for facilitating nameless communication and misuse by anti-state parts.
— Extra enter from APP