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Pakistan and Sudan have finalized an agreement to sign a bilateral memorandum of understanding on cybercrime cooperation, deepening inter-governmental coordination across digital surveillance, police capacity building, and internal security mechanisms.
Pakistan and Sudan have resolved to establish a formal bilateral framework dedicated to combating cybercrime, agreeing to execute a comprehensive memorandum of understanding during high-level ministerial consultations conducted in Islamabad on Saturday.
The bilateral consensus emerged from delegation-level discussions convened between Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi and Sudanese Interior Minister Lieutenant General Babiker Samra Mustafa Ali. According to statements released by the Ministry of Interior, the forthcoming pact will operationalize joint mechanisms to counteract cross-border electronic fraud, track digital illicit networks, and exchange actionable technical intelligence across law enforcement jurisdictions.
Beyond digital crime containment, the engagement encompassed institutional capacity building, law enforcement training, and national identity registry administration. Pakistani officials affirmed that the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) remains prepared to continue delivering institutional guidance to modernize Sudan’s civil identity architecture. Addressing consular matters, Naqvi issued executive instructions for the prompt resolution of visa obstacles encountered by married Sudanese women residing in Pakistan, while guaranteeing streamlined healthcare and medical access for visiting Sudanese nationals.
The high-level talks cap an extensive series of diplomatic engagements by the visiting Sudanese interior minister in the capital, including earlier sessions with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Chief of Army Staff General Asim Munir to explore broader bilateral defense ties and stabilization assistance. Concurrently, both states signed a visa-waiver agreement for official and diplomatic passport holders, reinforcing diplomatic channels amid Sudan’s broader peace-building and reconstruction efforts.
The pending cybercrime accord marks a strategic shift toward structured technological collaboration between South Asia and North Africa. By sharing automated verification expertise and digital forensic capabilities, Islamabad and Port Sudan aim to build institutional resilience against the sophisticated transcontinental syn
