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Computer networks serve as the backbone of modern-day information and communications technologies. These networks have no physical boundaries that contain important data and information critical to any state's national security, which is vulnerable to cyber-attacks in the digital domain. This dilemma gives birth to the term cyber-warfare and it is one of the most critical security issues in present-day world. Huge investments are being done by the countries to use it as an offensive tool vis-à-vis they are also trying to build a steady force for the protection of their cyber-space. Cyber-Warfare poses a much complex and dangerous threat to the National security of Pakistan in the era of hybrid-warfare. This paper aimed to explain, what kind of threat does Pakistan faces in the domain of cyber-warfare and what effective measures Pakistan should take against such threats. This paper is based on deductive reasoning from the experiences of other nations to chart out a way forward for the National cyber policy of Pakistan as Pakistan is indeed developing with an effective speed in the field of information and communication technology, but the security aspects are not focused upon, which exposes a major unregulated domain of cyber-space to cyber-attacks, which can undermine the national security of Pakistan. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]