PR No. 162
Islamabad: August 18, 2022

Electronic Commerce is an emerging sector in Pakistan and the Government of Pakistan is taking various initiatives to strengthen the ecosystem for both domestic and cross-border e-Commerce. It is imperative that all Pakistani users and businesses adopt ethical and lawful practices in order to build a positive image of Pakistan as a regional leader in e-commerce. All Pakistani firms, companies or individual, if found involved in fraudulent activities in domestic or cross border e-commerce shall be dealt strictly under the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act, 2016 and other applicable laws that extends to the whole of Pakistan and applies to every citizen of Pakistan wherever he may be and also to every other person for the time being in Pakistan. It also applies to any act committed outside Pakistan by any person if the act constitutes an offence under the Laws of Pakistan and affects a person, property, information system or data located in Pakistan.
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