Section 31 of the Pakistan Electronic Crimes Act (PECA) envisages that the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) requires the preservation and acquisition of specific data in limited circumstances of a criminal investigation for a period of no longer than 90 days which may only be extended by order of the court. Section 32 further provides an obligation for a service provider to, within its existing or required technical capability, retain its specified traffic data for a minimum period of one year to provide data to the FIA or the authorized officer whenever so required.