Will the new cybersecurity law strengthen defenses or create bureaucratic conflict?
Unanswered questions remain about funding, institutional coherence, tension with telecommunications companies Islamabad: As the federal IT minister prepares to introduce the new Cyber Security Act 2025 to set up an independent National Cyber Security Authority (NCA), key questions remain unanswered about funding, institutional coherence and the inherent tension between security and telecom companies. The government has announced that new secure digital infrastructure will be built under the Digital Economy Enhancement Project (DEEP) supported by the World Bank. This strategic choice raises a key question: why is a World Bank-funded project (DEEP) focusing on digital public services positioned as the backbone
