Pakistan faces onslaught of Hybrid Warfare.

Pakistan is facing an unprecedented onslaught of Hybrid Warfare due to regional and extra regional re-alignments. It is therefore imperative for Pakistani state to defend itself against this speeding invasion of chaotic cyber space (being the spearhead format of this warfare) and mould it to draw advances rather allowing an unhealthy ingress impacting social fiber of the society.

Social media platforms are being exploited by various quarters in Pakistan to spread fake and false narratives triggering chaos in society and adversely impacting our social, cultural and religious norms.

To crush fake and false narrative revised social media rules were prepared by committee constituted by PM under Chairman PTA, after due consultation process with various relevant national and international stake holders. Draft rules after vetting by MoL and J were processed by MoITT for cabinet, and stood approved on 6 Oct 2020.

The new rules define boundaries to protect masses from various online negativity i.e. blasphemy, discrediting state, abusing institutions / appointments/individuals, inciting sectarian or ethnic hate and harassment etc. Current government has shown will to enact laws and implement them for better management of internet environment. The decision has drawn some response from internet watchdogs, NGOs and activists who are trying to create a controversy.

Every state adopts and enacts set of laws that confirm to its ideology, all domains of national security and foreign policy aims.

Pakistan's digital economy is estimated to be increased the tune of US 5.5 Billion$ which in some do

mains growing at 100% annual rate. The rules have virtually no impact on E-Commerce.

Local NGOs and activist fear that global tech companies may be forced to shut down their operations in Pakistan. However, the huge amount of business that these...