Cyber harassment complaints during COVID-19 in Pakistan Surged
Yesterday, we received a PR which revealed that Digital Rights Foundation (DRF) has reported a 189 per cent increase in complaints registered with its Cyber Harassment Helpline during Pakistan’s coronavirus lockdown as compared to 47 such complaints in regular days. It means there is an increase of 189pc when compared to the complaints received before lockdown. While companies are offering free webinars and courses to help people upskill themselves instead of wasting time, our Pakistani awaam is busy in harassing each other. Does it make a sense? While there is a sign for us in this era of virus that we need to turn to Allah, I feel sad that the poor habits of people are increasing instead of decreasing. No doubt, the women in Pakistan have remained a victim of gender violence including sexual harassment, illegal use of their intimate pictures and personal information leakage; I believe we have very less humanity left in us. No doubt, it’s shameful news and instead of blaming the authorities, we need to look into ourselves and make use of our abilities in the best things that are beneficial for our professional lives instead of later on crying over spilt milk. Also Read: KP Launches a Mobile App to Report Abuse and Harassment
