Pakistan, Sept. 6 -- A commemorative Defence Day ceremony held in Karachi on Saturday put Pakistan's youth and cyber security at the center of the national security conversation, with speakers saying the country's future defense will be shaped as much online as on the battlefield.

Organised with support from ISPR at a private hotel, the event brought together civil society, the business community, students and citizens to pay tribute to the martyrs of 1965 and to discuss modern challenges facing the country.

Special Assistant to the Chief Minister of Sindh for IT, Ali Rashid, said cyber warfare has now become as critical as conventional wars. He noted there was once a perception that India was ahead in cyber capabilities, but that chang...