Abstract
Due to significant growth in cyberspace, Pakistan is becoming one of the world's most dynamic digital economies. Because to Pakistan's expanding internet and teledensity, the country is becoming increasingly connected to the rest of the world. Electricity, financial services, water, transportation, health care, and food all rely on ICT networks to function, be distributed, and be integrated in today's world. A wide range of actors, from individuals to corporations and governments, can take advantage of these opportunities and weaknesses. This shows that the modern-day information revolution is both a blessing and a curse. It's a problem because of the 'enabling function' that ICTs have in causing chaos, crime, and state-level aggressiveness. Social unrest, political strife, and other horrifying occurrences might exacerbate the vulnerability of our reliance on ICT. Pakistan is currently experiencing a rapid growth in the use of ICT in various industries, yet the country has a major shortage of cyber readiness. A hostile security environment exists both within and without the country. It is vulnerable to a variety of cyberattacks because to these factors. An examination of Pakistan's cyber danger landscape using the securitization theory is the topic of this article, which aims to look at all of Pakistan's cyber risks from hacking to severe and organised cybercrime, terrorism and conflict. To assess Pakistan's cyber preparedness profile, the International Telecommunication Union's (ITU) five-pillar criteria are used: legal and technical; organisational; capacity-building and international collaboration; and international cooperation.