PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Home Department has decided to collect data from net cafes across the province following a rise in incidents related to threat e-mails sent to people.
According to official sources, the provincial department has written to the KP Inspector General for collection of data of all net cafes operating within the province.
Apart from the use of technology by militants, the KP government was also concerned about rise in incidents of kidnapping and extortion in which e-mails were used by criminals.
The provincial government was of the view that collection of data and monitoring of net cafes would prove helpful in streamlining the situation in the province.