Federal Investigation Agency (FIA)

Pakistan sets up National Cybercrime Investigation Agency amid digital crackdown concerns

The development comes months after Pakistan introduced new law to regulate social media content, which provides for a regulator with its own investigation agency, tribunals
Journalists have long complained of increasing state pressure on traditional and digital media in Pakistan, which is ranked 152nd out of 180 countries on press freedom index

By NAIMAT KHAN · 22 April 2025