Sexual harassment in public spaces and offices is quite common in Pakistan and thanks to the lobbying of many hardworking activist and politicians we have a well rounded law for hit. Despite the strides that have been made to make public spaces safer for women, virtual spaces is another matter. As Pakistan moves towards an age of digital progress and online advancements, issues like cyber bullying and harassment have also come into the spotlight. While cyber or online harassment might seem relatively harmless in comparison to physical forms of harassment, there is a serious rise of this issue and cyber harassment often transforms to physical threat. The Digital Rights Foundation has recently created a cyber harassment helpline to deal with the very serious affects of online harassment. We sat down with it’s founder, Nighat Dad, to talk about this issue.
