Tech Desk 
Dec 02, 2025
Pakistan’s cybercrime landscape, a fast-evolving “game” of digital threats, online frauds, and identity theft, continues to expand rapidly, with new tactics emerging every year.
This increasing tide of online offences remains a challenge that law enforcement faces, hence keeping cybersecurity a great concern for every citizen and policymaker in Pakistan.
According to new official figures, in 2025, Pakistanis filed 142,272 cybercrime complaints, which reflected a sharp national increase.
Data has been furnished to Parliament by the Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi, providing a written update on the investigations carried out across the country.
The ministry said authorities launched 26,036 regular inquiries in 2025, with the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency registering 1,955 formal cases under different categories of cybercrime.
Despite the large volume of complaints, the outcomes remain limited as courts convicted only 31 accused, acquitted 122, underlining Pakistan's long-criticised low conviction rate in cybercrime cases.
The minister also presented a detailed five-year snapshot. Over this period, agencies registered 98,206 inquiries, of which 53,717 were disposed of, while 51,696 inquiries remain pending.
During the same period, the law-enforcement agencies collectively registered 7,690 FIRs, disposed of 3,505 and still have 4,185 cases pending.
Experts say this rising caseload reflects an increase in public awareness and growing exposure to online risks.
At the same time, it shows deep structural gaps-from limited technical capacity to slow legal processes-continuing to delay justice for victims.
