ISLAMABAD: Under the proposed Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP), the government of Pakistan has allocated Rs24.217 million for establishment of the Cyber Patrolling Unit in the proposed budget for the fiscal year 2018-19.
It is estimated that the Cyber Patrolling Unit, which will be run by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), will be established at a total cost of Rs54.217 million. The unit was approved by the Departmental Development Working Party (DDWP) on January 16, 2018.
In February this year, following an increase in child abuse and pornography cases in the country, the government had planned to control the menace by establishing the Cyber Patrolling Unit in the FIA. The Ministry of Interior approved the PC-1 of the project in February this year.
According to modalities of this project, it is being set up to curb the menace of paedophilia and the unit will lead a dedicated team of the FIA personnel who will be equipped with the latest software.
The unit will be empowered to inspect and arrest the rackets involved in child trafficking. It will also help to stop transnational high-tech crimes and other illegal activities in order to secure cyber boundaries of Pakistan.
