August 11, 2026
The cybercrime agency has issued notices to four named individuals to appear in Karachi on August 13 with their devices and documents, the first reported action on the senior minister's complaint about posts linking him and his son to the Mir Raza Ali case.
Journalist Naeem Hanif issued a formal apology after actress Saba Qamar served him with a legal notice of Rs 100 million for defamatory comments made about her character. According to the legal notice, Hanif had “made and disseminated defamatory, sexist and derogatory statements about [Qamar’s] personal and moral character’, while promoting the ‘regressive notion that a woman’s achievements are not earned through merit or professionalism but through association with men’. Hanif addressed the controversy while appearing on a podcast hosted by Bushra Khan on RNN Network’s YouTube channel, where he acknowledged that his claims were false. “The allegations I made
March 21, 2025
Karachi:The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) arrested journalist Farhan Mallick in Karachi over the content of videos published on his YouTube platform. Mallick, the founder of Raftar, a media agency focused on social change through storytelling, is also the **former news director of Samaa TV. According to FIA Cybercrime Reporting Centre Additional Director Shahzad Haider, an inquiry against Mallick had been ongoing for three months. Haider stated that Mallick had aired “several programs against the security establishment,” which led to his formal arrest after the investigation was completed. However, Mallick’s wife told media that there was no written charge sheet or
March 21, 2025
LAHORE: The Joint Investigation Team (JIT) has summoned Aleema Khan and 16 others again over allegations of negative propaganda on social media. They are required to appear on March 21 for further questioning. Notable names on the list include Syed Firdous Shamim Naqvi, Mian Aslam Iqbal, Hammad Azhar, Aun Abbas, Azhar Mishwani, and Zulfi Bukhari. Aleema Khan, sister of PTI founder, had already appeared before the JIT on March 19. The JIT, formed under the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA) 2016, is digging deep into the case, leaving no stone unturned. The federal government has tasked Islamabad Police’s Inspector
Listen to the article Rakhi Sawant once again climbed the social media, this time taking an immediate shot to the popular content creator of Vikas Phatak, known as Hindustani Bhau, above his controversial attitude. This controversy came after a complaint against a complaint against renowned choreographer and director Farah Khan over a alleged aggressive observation about the Holi Festival during a recent episode of the actual MasterChef broadcast. Farah said “Holi is the favorite festival of cheap people”, a statement that triggered a reaction. Hindustani Bhau condemned its observations by calling on the Hindu community and made a formal complaint
August 26, 2024
Listen to the article PARIS: Telegram CEO Pavel Durov remains in custody in France and is being investigated by the national cybercrime unit and the national fraud agency, a French police spokesman said on Monday. Durov is accused of being passive when it comes to cybercrimes and financial crimes committed on the Telegram platform, the spokesman said. Durov, 39, was arrested at Le Bourget airport outside Paris shortly after landing on a private jet late on Saturday. According to Reuters, Durov’s arrest was based on an outstanding warrant in France. The investigation is being led by a specialist cyber security
Islamabad: The proliferation of targeted ransomware groups has increased, with these entities now notorious for attacking governments, specific high-profile organizations or select groups within larger entities, a press statement said. Research conducted by Kaspersky experts reveals a 30% increase in the number of targeted ransomware groups worldwide from 2022 to 2023. According to the statement, this rise is reflected by a 70% increase in the number of victims of targeted ransomware attacks during same period. Like conventional businesses, targeted ransomware groups recruit cybercriminals as employees to orchestrate extensive and sophisticated operations. Kaspersky researchers closely monitored around 60 targeted ransomware groups
KARACHI: Pakistan’s fintech industry landscape is undergoing a transformation, with local entrepreneurs encouraged to build their own payment rails instead of relying on international giants like PayPal and Stripe. Dukan CEO and Rozee Chairman Monis Rahman advocates independence, stating: “We have the talent and capability today to build our own bridges and PayPals. It seems like a waste of time to wait for PayPal and Stripe when our fintech entrepreneurs should be focusing on building our own rails so that we are independent from international whims that can derail the digitization agenda.” Extending the issue of cybercrimes to the digital
KARACHI: Experts and regulators in the banking sector have called for widespread awareness and technological solutions among customers and locals about social engineering fraud in the digital age to curb it. They made this call while addressing the participants of a one-day conference titled “Financial Crime in the Digital Age”—looking at the growing threats of fraud and money laundering organized by Eastnets in association with Dellsons Associates held at a local hotel in Karachi on Saturday. “If someone is running for president of this country, don’t take calls, don’t answer, don’t answer, don’t say a word. Pakistan is probably one
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