The National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) has arrested a serving CSS officer in Islamabad over allegations that he harassed and threatened a female Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), in a case that has drawn uncomfortable attention to the treatment of women officers inside the country’s own law-enforcement machinery.
According to media reports, the case was registered under the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA) along with Section 109, after the female officer lodged a formal complaint. The complaint alleges sustained online harassment, repeated threats and an attempt at character assassination directed at her through social media platforms.
The complainant’s account states that two individuals targeted her on social media and, going a step further, allegedly sent threatening messages to members of her family. Media reports identified the second person named in the case as Wajahat. Both men were reportedly posted in Islamabad at the time the alleged incidents took place.
The NCCIA has taken one of the suspects into custody, while officials say the investigation into the allegations is still underway. Further details of the case have not been disclosed publicly, and the agency has yet to issue an official statement beyond confirming the arrest.
The case has revived debate around workplace harassment within Pakistan’s civil and police services. Although the Protection Against Harassment of Women at the Workplace Act has been on the statute books for years, advocates for women officers say many still hesitate to report misconduct by colleagues or superiors because of stigma and the fear of professional retaliation.
Cyber harassment cases have been climbing steadily across Pakistan, with the NCCIA — the agency that took over the Federal Investigation Agency’s cybercrime mandate — now handling a growing volume of complaints involving online threats, doxxing and reputation attacks. Legal experts note that PECA gives investigators considerable powers in digital-harassment cases, but convictions remain slow and rare in practice.
For now, the arrested officer remains in custody as investigators collect digital evidence from devices and social-media accounts linked to the suspects. The outcome of the probe will be closely watched as a test of whether Pakistan’s cybercrime laws can deliver protection even when the victims are women officers facing abuse from within the system itself.
