Data Protection in Pakistan

National data protection authority in Pakistan

There is currently no authority specific to data protection in Pakistan. However, section 16(2) of PECA 2016 authorizes the Federal Investigation Agency (“FIA”) established under the Federal Investigation Agency Act, 1974, along with Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (“PTA”) established under the Pakistan Telecommunication (Re-organization) Act, 1996, to enforce PECA and to take action against unauthorized access and use of identity information. PECA 2016 also grants other powers to PTA to regulate the access, use, processing and retention of data through promulgating various rules under PECA 2016.

The PDPB provides for the creation of a National Commission for Personal Data Protection (“Commission”) within six months of the coming into force of the PDPB as law.

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