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Govt officials urged to stay alert after plan to hack sensitive information unearthed

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  • PMO says security agencies are fully alert in this regard.
  • Asks officials not to respond to any malicious message.
  • “Hackers bid to get sensitive data by sending WhatsApp links.”

The Prime Minister’s Office on Friday issued a warning to senior government officials, asking them to stay vigilant of the recent hacking attempts to obtain sensitive data.

In a statement, the PM Office said: “Security agencies have unearthed an attempt of the hostile elements to get access to sensitive information by hacking mobile phones of senior government officials.”

These elements, in the name of senior government officials, attempted to get sensitive data by sending mobile hacking links to the WhatsApp of senior government officers and bureaucracy, said the statement.

The PMO also said that all the government officers have been instructed to be vigilant, instructing them to not respond to any such message that could lead to a data breach.

“Besides, government officers have been instructed to immediately inform the Cabinet Division upon receiving such a mobile message,” the communique added.

It further said that the security agencies of Pakistan are fully alert in this regard.

Audio clips saga 

The statement comes in connection with several audio clips that came to the fore including government officials. Following this, the security at the PM House was called into question.

Last year in September, a number of purported audio clips were leaked which also included former prime minister Shehbaz Sharif from PM House. 

The first tape allegedly featured then-premier Shehbaz and a senior official. It contained a discussion regarding Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Senior Vice President Maryam Nawaz asking her uncle for a power plant to be imported from India for her son-in-law.

On September 25, two more audios were leaked on social media. One of them was related to a discussion about the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) lawmakers’ resignations and the other was about former finance minister Miftah Ismail.

The second leaked audio that had gone viral on social media — allegedly featuring then-PM Shehbaz, then-interior minister Rana Sanaullah, then-defence minister Khawaja Asif, then-economic affairs minister Sardar Ayaz Sadiq and others — which contains a discussion regarding PTI’s resignations.

In it, PML-N leaders can be allegedly heard expressing their opinions over PTI’s resignations. They are also talking about London’s permission to accept the resignations.

Another audio was leaked in which Shehbaz was heard talking with an unidentified person on the appointment of his special assistants.

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FO admits that a boat capsized in Greece, killing four Pakistanis.

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The deaths of four Pakistanis in a boat capsizing event close to the southern Greek island of Goudos have been verified by the Foreign Office.

The incident happened on Sunday and at least five illegal immigrants drowned as a result. According to Greek Coast Guards, 39 people were rescued after the wooden boat overturned, but 40 more are still unaccounted for.

According to a Foreign Office spokeswoman, the four Pakistani nationals were among those killed in the catastrophe. In order to help the remaining Pakistanis and repatriate the corpses of the deceased, the Pakistani Embassy in Athens has been in close communication with Greek authorities, she said.

Additional information was given by Aamir Aftab Qureshi, Pakistan’s ambassador to Greece, during a press conference. According to him, there were 80 Pakistanis on board the doomed boat, and efforts are still being made to find the people who are still missing.

He added that the overcrowding on the boat was a factor in the capsizing. There are worries over the safety of the missing people because a sizable portion of them are children. He stated that five boats carrying Pakistani nationals were traveling illegally from Libya.

The public was also informed by Ambassador Qureshi that the government will pay for the return flight of the accident victims’ bodies.

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Every office will have a biometric system installed by Lesco.

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system in each office.

Details show that the LESCO had ordered the installation of biometric systems in all offices, including the divisions and the circle.

The installation of the biometric system at the headquarters resulted in an increase in attendance, as the LESCO CEO had stated.

The CEO of LESCO claimed that the biometric system has resolved the issues related to the fictitious overtime and off-days.

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Around 450 Pakistanis have successfully crossed into Lebanon from Syria, according to a briefing from the Foreign Office.

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Approximately 450 Pakistanis, including 250 Zaireen, have successfully crossed into Lebanon from Syria, according to the spokesperson for the Foreign Office, Mumtaz Zahra Baloch.

During her weekly briefing at the foreign office in Islamabad, she stated that Pakistan is pleased with the resolution passed by the United Nations General Assembly on the Gaza Strip, which calls for an immediate ceasefire.

In addition, she expressed her satisfaction with the elimination of limits placed on UNRWA’s ability to carry out relief activities in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank.

It was stated by her that Pakistan is demanding an immediate cessation of hostilities in Palestine, an end to the genocide that is taking place in Gaza, the protection of civilians and civilian infrastructure, unrestricted access to humanitarian aid for those who are in urgent need, full support for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) and its mandated humanitarian activities, and medical assistance for those who are in urgent need.

Moreover, she stated that Pakistan emphasises the need for the international community to hold Israel accountable for the war crimes and crimes against humanity that it has committed in occupied lands.

The Israeli aggression against Syria, the illegitimate acquisition of Syrian territory, and the massive devastation of Syrian infrastructure as well as civilian and military sites are all topics that Pakistan is extremely worried about, according to the spokesperson for Pakistan.

According to her, this attack on Syria’s sovereignty and territorial integrity is a serious violation of international law to the highest degree. By expressing our support for Syria’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, we are also expressing our opposition to the Israeli government’s attempt to acquire territory through coercion.

The resolution 497 of the United Nations Security Council, which declares the annexation of the Golan Heights by Israel to be null and illegal and to have no international legal impact, was reaffirmed by her organisation.

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