Digital Rights Foundation
Description
Digital Rights Foundation (DRF) is a female-led, not-for-profit, non-governmental organization based in Lahore, Pakistan. It has worked to provide safe online spaces since 2013. It focuses on information and communication technologies in support of women’s rights, inclusiveness, democratic processes and digital governance.
Its flagship service is a Digital Security Helpline, launched in 2016, alongside a separate Cyber Harassment Helpline. DRF combines capacity-building trainings with direct legal aid for young women and girls facing technology-facilitated gender-based violence.
The organization works on issues of access to technology, digital citizenship, online safety, disinformation and gendered disinformation, and digital literacy. It also addresses the emerging risks that artificial intelligence and generative AI pose to women and children. It runs training workshops for young women, children, female journalists and civil society groups, building capacity in digital safety, mental well-being, legal redress mechanisms, emerging technology and gender sensitization.
Latest news
Pakistan Tells UNSC AI Must Not Become Part of the Arms Race
Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar addressed a France-chaired UN Security Council briefing on artificial intelligence and international security, urging that AI must not become part of the arms race and calling for guardrails, governance frameworks, and confidence-building measures in the military...
24 Sep 2026Teenager Arrested in Bahawalpur for Allegedly Using AI to Plan Father’s Poisoning
The National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency arrested a 17-year-old student in Bahawalpur for allegedly using AI to seek guidance on poisoning his father after a disagreement. The suspect, reportedly inspired by the television series Breaking Bad, set up a home laboratory, sourced chemical...
23 Sep 2026Pakistan Single Window Integrates with Nadra PakID App for Remote Biometric Verification
Pakistan Single Window integrated its platform with Nadra’s PakID Mobile App, allowing users to complete mandatory biometric verification remotely via smartphone for subscription, renewal, and profile updates, removing the only physical visit previously required in the onboarding process. The...
23 Sep 2026NCCIA Raids Three Islamabad Call Centres, Arrests 212 for International Cyber Fraud
The National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency raided three call centres in Islamabad’s E-11 and G-10 sectors, arresting 212 individuals, including Chinese and Pakistani men and women, for alleged involvement in international fraud schemes. Recovered items included 306 mobile phones, 383...
22 Sep 2026LHC Directs NCCIA Not to Harass Rizwan, Orders Cricketer to Cooperate in Inquiry
Lahore High Court Chief Justice Aalia Neelum dismissed cricketer Mohammad Rizwan’s petition challenging an NCCIA inquiry and call-up notice, directing him to cooperate with proceedings while instructing the agency not to subject him to harassment or unnecessary inconvenience. The inquiry relates...
21 Sep 2026NCCIA to probe unauthorised Gul Plaza transactions
A Karachi sessions court has directed the NCCIA to investigate alleged unauthorised transactions worth Rs.4.8 million from the bank account of a Gul Plaza fine-affected shopkeeper. The court ordered a comprehensive investigation under PECA, preservation of transaction records and a report within...
18 Sep 2026
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