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The maximum punishment for a cyber-stalker imposed by an anti-terrorism court in Pakistan is:

Updated On: Jul 15, 2026
  • 5 years
  • 14 years
  • 10 years
  • 24 years
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The Correct Option is D

Approach Solution - 1

This is a current-affairs recall question about a specific cybercrime sentencing in Pakistan. Reviewing each duration:

  1. 5 years: Too short to be the maximum sentence reported in this case.
  2. 14 years: A commonly cited figure in other cybercrime cases, but not the maximum term in this particular instance.
  3. 10 years: Also below the reported maximum.
  4. 24 years: This is the figure that matches the maximum punishment reported to have been imposed by the anti-terrorism court for cyber-stalking.

The reported sentence length points to the longest of the four options.

The correct answer is 24 years.

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Ranking the four durations from lightest to harshest and asking which end of that scale an anti-terrorism court's maximum sentence would sit at is a quick way to approach this kind of recall question.

  1. 5 years: This sits at the lightest end of the scale, more typical of a minor offence than the maximum sentence from a court known for harsher rulings.
  2. 10 years: This is a moderate sentence, still well short of what a "maximum punishment" headline from an anti-terrorism court would suggest.
  3. 14 years: This is a substantial term but again falls under the ceiling that such courts have been reported to impose in serious cyber-stalking cases.
  4. 24 years: Sitting at the harshest end of the four options, this matches the reputation of anti-terrorism courts for imposing lengthy maximum sentences in serious cybercrime cases.

Since the question specifically asks for the maximum punishment, the harshest figure on the list is the one that fits.

Therefore, the correct answer is 24 years.

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