Sleuths trained to collect digital evidenced
Pakistani investigators working to bust criminal drug organisations and networks were trained on collecting digital evidence as the narcotics trade evolves. In this regard, the United Nations Office for Drug Control (UNODC) Pakistan office, together with the Terrorism Prevention Branch (TPB) and in collaboration with national counterparts including the National Counter Terrorism Authority (NACTA) and Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) Counter Terrorism Division organized an online workshop on requesting electronic evidence from service providers (SPs) in counter terrorism related cross-border investigations. UNODC Representative Jeremy Milsom said that the number of internet users in Pakistan have doubled over the past 10 years and the trend is expected to grow. Moreover, the proliferation of networking hardware such as computers, mobile phones, effortless internet access and the availability of various digital tools and software has amplified the ease at which crime is being planned, organised and executed regardless of a perpetrators’ location.
Published in The Express Tribune, July 3rd, 2020.