Securing Pakistan’s Digital Future: From Commitment to Resilience

Jamal Nasir Khan, CEO of Supernet Technologies, argues in a Mettis Global article that cybersecurity has outgrown its label as a purely technical issue. Banking, telecoms, energy and health services now depend on networked systems. He acknowledges progress, citing the National Cyber Security Policy 2021, the CERT Rules 2023 and the National Cyber Security Operations Centre, which opened in August 2026.

He argues readiness remains uneven, so the true test is how fast an attack is detected, contained and recovered from, not how many controls are installed. He wants resilience measures, such as restoration success and closure of serious vulnerabilities, to replace a compliance-focused approach. Citing a State Bank review for January to March 2026, he notes digital channels handled 92 per cent of retail payments, making payment security a systemic concern.

He warns AI cuts both ways, since attackers can craft convincing phishing and clone voices while defenders can use it to prioritise alerts. AI cannot make up for poor access management, outdated platforms, absent logging or backups that were never tested. He calls for practical skills in security operations and digital forensics, plus wider use of local managed security providers by smaller organisations.