Cybercrime conviction rate in Pakistan stands below 5 per cent over five years

Islamabad [Pakistan], January 15 (ANI): Over the past five years, Pakistan has recorded a cybercrime conviction rate of less than 5 per cent, with only a fraction of mobile and internet users reporting digital offences to the authorities, Dawn reported.

According to the Interior Ministry’s written reply to the country’s National Assembly, 7,020 individuals were arrested for cybercrimes since 2020, but only 222 were convicted, resulting in a conviction rate of just 3.16 per cent.