Media cybersecurity compliance in Pakistan splits sharply along one line: broadcast versus digital. The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority, which licenses private TV and radio broadcasters, carries no cyber-audit mandate at all — but the moment a media company operates online content, apps, or digital distribution, it falls under the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority's CTDISR-2025 regime, the same binding regulation that governs telecom operators.
Mutex Systems is a PTA-Approved Cyber Security Auditor, giving digital-arm media companies — streaming platforms, news apps, and online content distributors — direct access to CTDISR-2025 compliance support alongside broader security advisory for broadcast operations.
Every regulator with real jurisdiction over media in Pakistan, what they actually require, and where the audit-firm empanelment opportunity or existing engagement stands.
Pakistan Telecommunication Authority — Online/Digital Media
PTA-Approved (Cyber Security Auditor)
Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority
Not registered — opportunity
Named instruments, not vague policy statements — sourced from official regulator publications.
PTA
Applies to: Online content, digital platforms, and internet media distribution — the same regime applied to telecom CII
Requires: Zero-trust model, mandatory MFA, data localisation, dedicated cloud-security domain, nTSOC integration
Read the official sourceMoITT
Applies to: All public & private sector organisations nationally, including broadcast media
Requires: National cyber-governance baseline that broadcast media falls under in the absence of a PEMRA-specific cyber rule
Read the official sourceThe same pre-built CTDISR framework template used for telecom operators gives the digital and online arms of broadcasters identical CTDISR coverage — no separate build required.
No. PEMRA, established under the PEMRA Ordinance 2002, licenses and regulates private TV and radio broadcast electronic media, but no dedicated cyber-audit-firm panel or cybersecurity mandate has been identified for the authority as of this research pass. It excludes government-run public broadcasters.
Yes — specifically to the online content, digital platform, and internet distribution side of media operations, which falls under PTA regulation. A media company with a streaming app, news website, or digital content platform is regulated the same way a telecom operator is under CTDISR-2025, including the zero-trust, MFA, and data-localisation requirements.
No. The Press Council of Pakistan, established under the Press Council of Pakistan Ordinance 2002, regulates print-media ethics and standards and handles complaints against newspapers and journalists. It is print-only and carries no technical or cyber-data mandate — electronic media sits with PEMRA and PTA instead.
With no PEMRA-specific cyber mandate in place, a broadcast-only operation falls back on the general National Cyber Security Policy 2021 governance expectations and the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act 2016 for any data-related incident. Building a baseline against a recognised standard such as ISO 27001 positions the organisation ahead of any future PEMRA cyber mandate.
Yes. As a PTA-Approved Cyber Security Auditor, Mutex Systems supports the digital and online distribution arms of media companies with CTDISR-2025 gap assessment, controls implementation, and inspection preparation — the identical service delivered to telecom operators under the same regulation.
Send us a short brief — your current posture, which regulator you answer to, and any inspection or audit deadline. Within two working days you will receive a written response and a proposed scoping call.