Pakistan’s National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) has arrested a Rawalpindi resident and registered a First Information Report (FIR) in a major case of online child exploitation, involving allegations of grooming, blackmail and the circulation of child sexual abuse material. According to the FIR lodged at the NCCIA Cyber CrimeContinue Reading
Islamabad Pakistan and Azerbaijan have moved a step closer to sealing a landmark $2 billion investment agreement as Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif met Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev’s Special Representative, Khalaf Khalafov, to accelerate the completion of the proposed deal. During the meeting, both sides agreed to expedite finalisation of theContinue Reading
WhatsApp has begun testing a new forward count feature for channel updates, offering administrators deeper insight into how their content spreads beyond their immediate audience. The feature, now rolling out to select users on WhatsApp beta for Android version 2.26.4.11, displays the number of times a channel update has beenContinue Reading
Instagram is developing a long-awaited feature that would allow users to remove themselves from another person’s “Close Friends” list, addressing a privacy concern that has lingered since the feature’s launch in 2018. Meta confirmed on Friday that the tool is currently in early development and not yet available for publicContinue Reading
Saudi Arabia has made biometric verification compulsory for the issuance of all Hajj visas, marking a significant shift toward fully digital processing for pilgrims. Pakistan’s Ministry of Religious Affairs confirmed the development on Friday, saying the biometric requirement is now a mandatory step in the visa process and must beContinue Reading
The National Forensic Agency (NFA) has announced that it will begin charging fees for forensic services, including digital data extraction and analysis, across all institutions nationwide. The move has been approved by the Ministry of Interior. According to the notification, fees will vary based on the device type, complexity, andContinue Reading
Islamabad Pakistan’s Higher Education Commission (HEC), in collaboration with the British Council, has finalised a Research Excellence Framework (REF) aimed at strengthening research quality, governance and real-world impact across the country’s universities. The framework was concluded following a five-day consultative workshop involving experts from the University of Sussex, as PakistanContinue Reading