Child Online Protection

Online Safety for All starts with All of Us

We are happy to share pictures – whether of holidays, celebrations and private moments – directly with each other. That’s beautiful and connects us. However, once online, this personal data is available worldwide and indefinitely. And that can have unforeseen consequences. Which one is described using the example of Ella. In order to prevent abuse, we are all called upon.…

Unveiling Deepfakes

Laila* first met Adeel* at a fine dining restaurant along the coastline of Karachi city, after eight months of online dating on Instagram. She was then 20, he 21. The two talked for hours as the golden sun set, meeting the horizon of the sea. Laila described Adeel as the…

Five Arrested in Separate Cases of Raping Minors

TOBA TEK SINGH: As many as five accused were arrested for allegedly raping minors in separate cases from different areas of Faisalabad. In one case, the Mureedwala Police arrested a prayer leader of the village mosque for raping a 15-year-old girl and blackmailing her for 18 months. The victim’s uncle…
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NCCIA Arrests Child Exploitation Suspect

RAWALPINDI: The National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) carried out two major operations in the twin cities, arresting a suspect accused of exploiting children and dismantling a gang behind Rs20 million in online fraud, officials said on Sunday. In the first case, the NCCIA conducted a raid at a residence…
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Senators for keeping Tabs on Social Media usage by under-18s

ISLAMABAD: Senators on Fri­day called for keeping tabs on the use of social media platforms by children under 18, with the chair proposing a special committee to develop safeguards in consultation with relevant ministries. The issue was raised through a calling-attention notice moved by Senators Falak Naz, Fawzia Arshad, Aimal…
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Over 2,000 Cybercrime Suspects Arrested This Year

RAWALPINDI: The National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) has investigated 2,196 cybercrime cases this year, including ransomware attacks, online fraud, data breaches, and cyber-enabled financial crimes. It has also detained 2,902 suspects and disrupted five significant organised cybercrime networks that would operate both domestically and abroad in the current year.…
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Digital Violence is Real Violence

Violence against women remains among the most pervasive and least prosecuted human rights violations in the world. For decades, this violence occurred mainly in homes, workplaces, streets or institutions. Today, it has expanded into a new and far more complex frontier: the digital realm. As the country and the world…
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NCCIA Busts International Child Abuse Ring in Lahore

The National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency Islamabad, in collaboration with Australian police, Interpol, and other international agencies, has achieved a major breakthrough in its investigation into child exploitation crimes, successfully dismantling an international network involved in the production and distribution of child abuse materials. According to officials, the agency arrested…
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Digital Scams Pushing Victims to Desperation, Drug Addiction

MANSEHRA: Many victims of the rapidly growing digital scams in the Hazara division have lost their lifesavings, fallen into drug addiction, and even attempted to harm their families in sheer desperation. “I fell prey to an online gaming fraud. In the early days, I won small amounts, which encouraged me…
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Police Nab Three In Five-year-Old Gang Rape Incident

NAROWAL: Police have arrested three suspects for the alleged gang-rape of a 15-year-old girl, an assault that reportedly took place five years ago and whose video was recently made viral on social media. The victim’s grandfather, ‘G’, a resident of Dogri Harian, Pasrur Tehsil, filed a first information report against…
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