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- 1 2 Desk, Web (12 October 2023). "Pakistan's first national 'Computer Emergency Response Team' established". Hum NEWS.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - 1 2 "IT ministry to form CERT to counter cyber attacks". Daily Times. 7 November 2021. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
- 1 2 "IT ministry to form CERT to counter cyber attacks". 2 November 2021.
- ↑ "Cabinet approves Computer Emergency Response Teams Rule 2023: Amin". The Nation. 17 July 2023.
- ↑ Amin, Tahir (13 October 2023). "CERT Rules, 2023 notified to bolster cyber security defences". Brecorder.
- ↑ "Fortifying cybersecurity: Pakistan's CERT Rules 2023 and their implications". www.ibanet.org.
- ↑ https://nust.edu.pk/news/prof-dr-haider-abbas-to-lead-pakistans-national-cybersecurity/
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