PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government called for the collection of data from net cafes across the province following a rise in incidents related to threat e-mails sent to people.

The KP home department wrote to Inspector General of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa asking for collection of data on all net cafes operating within the province.

Apart from the use of technology by militants the KP government is concerned about the rise in incidents of kidnapping and extortion in which emails were used by criminals.

The provincial government is of the view that collection of data and monitoring of net cafes would prove helpful given the situation in the province.

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