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(k)
"critical infrastructure infornation system or data" means an itrformation syster!,
program or data that supports or perfortns a function with rcspect to a critical
infrastructule;
0)
"damage
to an information
system') means aoy unauthodz€d cha[ge
in
the
ordinary working of an information system that impairs its perfomance, access,
output or chauge in looation \+{rether temporary or permalent and with or without
causing any change in the system;
(m)
"data" ircludes content data and traffic data;
(n)
"data damage" means alte.ation, delclion, dcterioratioD, erasure, relocation,
suppression of data or making data temporarily or permanen y unavailablc;
(o)
"device" includes-
(D
physical device or article;
(iD
any electronic or viftual tool that is not in physical form;
(iii)
a passrrord, access code or similar data, in electronic or other fom, by
which lhe whole or any part of an information system is capable of being
accessed; or
(iv)
automat€d, self-executing, adaptive or autonomous devices, programs or
information syste0s;
(p)
"dishonest intention" means intention to cause injury, urongfirl gain or wrongful
Ioss or harm to any persoq or to create hatred or incitement to violence;
(q)
"electronic" includcs electrical, digital, magnetic, optical, biomctric,
electrochemica.l, electromecharical, wireless or electrcmagnetic technology;
(r)
"identity infoimation" means an information which may authenticatc or identiry
an individual or an information system and enable access to any data or
infoma(ion system;
G)
"information' includes tex! mcssage, data, voice, sound, database, video, sigtrals,
softwarc, computer progmr nes, ony forms of intelligence as deined under the
Pakistar Telecorrmunica(on (Re-organization) Act, 1996 (XVII
codes including object code and source code;
of
1996) and