Pakistan Cybersecurity Compliance Services
Pakistan does not have one cybersecurity regulator — it has a patchwork of sectoral authorities, apex bodies, and named frameworks, most enforced and some still drafted. Mutex Systems mapped every regulator with real cyber jurisdiction across nine industry verticals, so you know exactly who oversees you, what they actually require, and where your business stands.
Mutex Systems is a PTA-Approved Cyber Security Auditor with an active nCERT (PKCERT) audit-firm application in progress — direct regulatory relationships, not a theoretical reading of the framework text.
Every Vertical With a Real Cyber Angle Gets a Dedicated Page
Every regulator, every named framework, and how grComply automates it — for each of the nine industry verticals covered in this research. IT & Consulting is excluded — its two regulators (PSEB, SECP) carry no cyber-audit mandate.
Banking & Fintech
3 regulators · Lead: State Bank of Pakistan (SBP)
Priority P1View full compliance guideTelecom & Cloud
1 regulator · Lead: Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA)
Mutex EngagedView full compliance guidePower & Gas
2 regulators · Lead: National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA)
Priority P1View full compliance guideGovernment
3 regulators · Lead: National Database & Registration Authority (NADRA)
Priority P1View full compliance guideHealthcare
2 regulators · Lead: Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP)
Priority P2View full compliance guidePharma
1 regulator · Lead: Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP)
Priority P2View full compliance guideMedia
3 regulators · Lead: Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA — online/digital media)
Mutex EngagedView full compliance guideLogistics & Supply
6 regulators · Lead: Karachi Port Trust, Port Qasim Authority, Gwadar Port Authority
Priority P2View full compliance guideCross-Cutting (All Verticals)
3 regulators · Lead: nCERT (PKCERT)
Mutex EngagedView full compliance guideThe Six Most Significant Frameworks, Broken Down
Key requirements, a practical compliance path, and grComply automation — for the frameworks people search for by name, not just by vertical.
Critical Telecom Data and Infrastructure Security Regulations (CTDISR-2025)
Read the compliance guidePakistan Information Security Framework (PISF) 2026
Read the compliance guideSBP Cybersecurity Guidelines (2019)
Read the compliance guideNEPRA Security of Information & OT Regulations 2022
Read the compliance guideNational Cyber Security Policy 2021 (NCSP 2021)
Read the compliance guideNational Registration & Biometric Policy Framework v2.0
Read the compliance guideTen Cybersecurity Frameworks Published in Pakistan
Filtered to instruments classified specifically as cybersecurity frameworks or regulations — excludes cloud-only, AI-only, and pure data-privacy instruments.
National Cyber Security Policy 2021 (NCSP 2021)
MoITT
National cyber-governance structure, risk-based approach, incident-response coordination
Pakistan Information Security Framework (PISF) 2026
nCERT (PKCERT) / Federal Cabinet
238 mandatory controls across 13 documents — governance, risk, incident response, secure SDLC
CERT Rules 2023
MoITT / nCERT
Legal foundation empowering nCERT and the PISF, plus CII designation authority
Critical Telecom Data and Infrastructure Security Regulations (CTDISR-2025)
PTA
Zero-trust model, mandatory MFA, data localisation, cloud-security domain, nTSOC integration
Cyber Security Strategy for Telecom Sector 2023-2028
PTA
5-year sector roadmap for cyber maturity, capacity-building, and coordination goals
PTA Cyber Security Audit Firm Registration Criteria
PTA
CAT-1 to CAT-4 firm categorisation with minimum technical-resource baselines
SBP Cybersecurity Guidelines (2019)
SBP
Baseline cyber-risk governance, IT controls, and incident-response expectations
NEPRA Security of Information & OT Regulations 2022
NEPRA
Mandatory SOC, continuous monitoring, real-time incident reporting to PowerCERT, 5-year log retention
National Registration & Biometric Policy Framework v2.0
NADRA
Governs biometric/citizen-data handling; underpins the 'Ijazat Aapki' consent service
Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act 2016 (PECA)
Parliament / Ministry of Interior
Criminalises unauthorised access, data breaches, and cybercrime — Pakistan's de facto data-protection law pending the PDPB
Every Framework on This Page Is Already Loaded Into grComply
grComply is Mutex Systems' own GRC automation platform — a multi-tenant system that turns Pakistan's fragmented framework landscape into one live, continuously-updated system of record instead of a folder tree rebuilt before every audit.
Common Questions About Pakistan Cybersecurity Compliance
Which regulator oversees cybersecurity compliance in Pakistan?
There is no single cybersecurity regulator in Pakistan — oversight is split across sector-specific regulators and one apex cross-cutting authority. The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) regulates telecom and CTDISR-2025; the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) regulates banking and fintech; NEPRA regulates power; NADRA governs biometric and citizen data; and nCERT (PKCERT) acts as the apex national authority coordinating all sectoral CERTs and administering the Pakistan Information Security Framework (PISF) 2026. Which regulator applies to you depends on your industry vertical.
What is the Pakistan Information Security Framework (PISF) 2026?
PISF 2026 is a Cabinet-approved cybersecurity framework issued by nCERT (PKCERT), comprising 238 mandatory controls across 13 documents. It sets the security baseline for federal and provincial government bodies, sectoral CERTs, and any entity formally designated as Critical Information Infrastructure (CII) — the single largest compliance surface identified across Pakistan's entire regulatory landscape.
Is Mutex Systems a registered cybersecurity audit firm in Pakistan?
Yes. Mutex Systems is a PTA-Approved Cyber Security Auditor under the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority's CAT-1 to CAT-4 registration regime, and has an active audit-firm application in progress with nCERT (PKCERT) under its CAT-I to CAT-IV cross-sector registration, open since February 2025.
Is the Personal Data Protection Bill already law in Pakistan?
No. The Personal Data Protection Bill 2023 (PDPB) remains pending in Parliament as of 2026 — it is drafted and has Cabinet approval-in-principle, but has not been enacted. Until it passes, the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act 2016 (PECA) functions as Pakistan's de facto data-protection and cybercrime enforcement law.
Which Pakistani regulators have a formal cybersecurity audit-firm registration process?
Two: the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), running CAT-1 to CAT-4 registration since 2023 under CTDISR, and nCERT (PKCERT), running CAT-I to CAT-IV registration since February 2025 as the main cross-sector path outside telecom. SBP, NEPRA, NADRA, and most other sector regulators have not yet formalised an equivalent audit-firm panel — representing open empanelment opportunities for firms with genuine sector capability.
How does grComply relate to Pakistan's regulatory frameworks?
grComply is Mutex Systems' own GRC automation platform. Every named Pakistani framework covered on this page — PISF 2026, CTDISR-2025, the SBP guidelines, NEPRA's IT/OT regulations, and more — is loaded into grComply as a versioned framework and control library, so evidence collection, scanning, and reporting run continuously instead of being reconstructed by hand before each audit.
Find Out Exactly Who Regulates You — and Where You Stand
Send us your industry vertical and current posture. Within two working days you will receive a written response mapping your actual regulatory obligations and a proposed scoping call.