Cyber Crime legal guides - Advocate Syed Hassan Shah
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Cyber CrimeLegal Guides

Action-focused guides for people dealing with online blackmail, cyber harassment, fake profiles, and related offences. They explain the NCCIA complaint process and the relevant provisions of PECA 2016 in clear language.

6 guides in this category
Cyber Harassment & Blackmail: How to File a Complaint in Pakistan
Legal Guide5 min read

Cyber Harassment & Blackmail: How to File a Complaint in Pakistan

How to file a cyber harassment or blackmail complaint in Pakistan under PECA 2016: the NCCIA complaint process (which replaced the FIA Cyber Crime Wing), complaint cost and timeline, the evidence to preserve, and what legal action is available.

Updated 31 August 2026Read Guide
Understanding PECA 2016: Cyber Crimes and Penalties in Pakistan
Legal Guide4 min read

Understanding PECA 2016: Cyber Crimes and Penalties in Pakistan

A plain-English guide to Pakistan's Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act 2016: the main offences hacking, fake profiles, harassment, cyberstalking, defamation, and electronic fraud. The penalties they carry, bail position, and how complaints are enforced.

Updated 31 August 2026Read Guide
What to Do If You're a Victim of Online Blackmail
Legal Guide4 min read

What to Do If You're a Victim of Online Blackmail

A step-by-step survival plan for online blackmail victims in Pakistan: an evidence-preservation checklist, what to say and not say to the blackmailer, how to report, and how to protect your accounts and reputation.

Updated 31 August 2026Read Guide
Revenge Porn & Non-Consensual Intimate Images: The Law in Pakistan
Legal Guide4 min read

Revenge Porn & Non-Consensual Intimate Images: The Law in Pakistan

The legal remedies available in Pakistan when private or intimate images/videos are shared or threatened to be shared without consent PECA Section 21, emergency takedown routes, and how to protect a victim's identity through the process.

Updated 25 January 2026Read Guide
Online Banking Fraud & Phishing in Pakistan: How to Report and Recover Your Money
Legal Guide4 min read

Online Banking Fraud & Phishing in Pakistan: How to Report and Recover Your Money

What to do immediately after online banking fraud, a phishing scam, or an unauthorised transaction in Pakistan: bank reporting timelines, the NCCIA complaint process for electronic fraud under PECA, and realistic chances of recovering funds.

Updated 25 January 2026Read Guide
Cyberbullying and Online Threats Against Children: A Parent's Legal Guide in Pakistan
Legal Guide4 min read

Cyberbullying and Online Threats Against Children: A Parent's Legal Guide in Pakistan

What parents in Pakistan can do when a child is being cyberbullied, harassed, or targeted online: the legal protections under PECA and child-protection law, how to report without further exposing the child, and school and platform-level remedies.

Updated 25 January 2026Read Guide
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