Pakistan Attorney General Proposed Regional Child Safeguards
The proposal was presented during the 24th Meeting of Prosecutors of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation.
Updated on Oct. 1, 2026 in Law
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Pakistan Attorney General Mansoor Usman Awan has called for enhanced regional cooperation to protect children online during the 24th Meeting of Prosecutors of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation. Awan advocated for digital platform accountability and urgent evidence-preservation requests between member states.
Why it matters
The proposal seeks to address the growing concern over the dissemination of unlawful content to minors across international borders. By standardizing digital regulation, member states aim to protect traditional family values while enforcing stricter oversight of online platforms.
The 24th Meeting of Prosecutors of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation convened in 2026, hosted by the Russian Federation. Pakistan has previously enacted the 2016 Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act and the 2017 National Commission on the Rights of Child Act.
The players
Mansoor Usman Awan
He is the Attorney General of Pakistan who represented the nation at the international summit.
Shanghai Cooperation Organisation
This is a permanent intergovernmental international organization focused on security and judicial cooperation.
The details
Attorney General Awan highlighted the role of Pakistan’s National Child Rights Integrated Dashboard, which aggregates data from federal and provincial authorities to track rights violations. He proposed the creation of designated contact points to facilitate urgent cross-border referrals when children are at risk online.
Timeline
1947: Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah addressed an educational conference.
2016: Pakistan enacted the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act.
2017: Pakistan enacted the National Commission on the Rights of Child Act.
2025: Pakistan introduced social media regulation and complaint mechanisms.
October 1, 2026: Attorney General Awan addressed the SCO meeting.
Political Context
The proposal extends the legal precedent set by the 2016 Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act to an international scale. Opposition groups may raise concerns regarding the extent of digital surveillance and the impact of cross-border data sharing on individual privacy rights.
Citizens may see shifts in how online platforms handle reports of unlawful content as international agreements potentially mandate more aggressive local enforcement. These changes could impact the speed at which regional authorities respond to digital safety concerns involving minors.
The takeaway
Effective protection of minors in a global digital environment requires standardized communication channels between national prosecutorial offices. This approach reflects an increasing reliance on multi-state data aggregation to monitor and mitigate digital threats to traditional values.
Further reading
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Source note: This article includes information reported by GEO TV.
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