MoITT Receives Six Applications from Cloud Service Providers Under Cloud First Policy
Islamabad: Pakistan’s Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication (MoITT) has received six applications from cloud service providers seeking accreditation under the government’s Cloud First Policy, officials familiar with the development said. According to ministry sources, the applications are currently under…
PTA Urges Parents to Set Screen Time Limits to Protect Children
Islamabad: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has advised parents to introduce clear screen time limits for children, warning that excessive and unsupervised internet usage poses growing risks to minors in Pakistan’s expanding digital landscape. In a public advisory, the telecom…
NADRA to Temporarily Suspend Satellite Services at 108 Centres in Remote Areas
Islamabad: The National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) has announced a temporary suspension of its satellite-based services at 108 registration centres located in remote regions across Pakistan due to scheduled technical maintenance. According to an official notification, the services will…
Over 307kg of Drugs Seized Near Islamabad Educational Institutions
Islamabad: Pakistani authorities have seized more than 307 kilograms of narcotics during intelligence-based raids conducted inside and around educational institutions in Islamabad over the past three years, according to details presented in the Senate. Officials informed lawmakers that the operations…
Nearly 195,000 CNICs Blocked in Three Years, Interior Ministry Tells Senate
Islamabad Pakistan’s Ministry of Interior has informed the Senate that nearly 195,000 Computerised National Identity Cards (CNICs) were blocked across the country over the past three years, with Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa recording the highest numbers, according to official records…
MoITT to Conduct Third-Party Audit of Asan Khidmat Markaz Initiative
The Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication (MoITT) has decided to conduct a third-party audit of the Asan Khidmat Markaz (AKM) Initiative, seeking independent validation of the programme’s compliance with its approved scope, system architecture, and policy framework. The move…
Android Security Warning: Fake AI Apps Exploit Hugging Face to Hijack Smartphones
Cybersecurity researchers have issued a fresh warning that the global boom in artificial intelligence is opening up a new and dangerous attack surface for Android users, after a sophisticated malware campaign was found exploiting the popularity of Hugging Face, one…