On Wednesday, SP Mirza Anjum Kamal, a police officer, also a member of The Chenab Club, was issued a show-cause notice by club secretary Asghar Ali for posting a video on social media of an argument between a judicial officer and a senior member of the club. 

The notice reads: “It has been noted with deep concern that a quarrel took place on May 13 in the tennis court [of the club] and you recorded a video of the incident which was uploaded on social media, damaging the repute and prestige of the club.”

He stated that the act of recording and posting the video on social media is an open violation of the club rules and regulations, terming it detrimental to the interest and cause of the club.

According to The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) there has been a rise in phishing scams where fraudsters are impersonating the institution and attempting to obtain personal information. 

Citizens are cautioned against sharing their details such as passwords, One-Time Passwords (OTPs), or online credentials with anyone over call, email or message as the PTA never contacts individuals personally. People are also advised not to click on suspicious links.

A recent report by Dawn News has found that many police stations in Punjab recorded videos of  suspects and posted them onto social media; an act which strictly violates constitutional rights and is illegal. 

In 2020, Punjab Police issued a policy for the use of social media by its officers. “No police personnel shall share anything in violation of the legal provisions dictating the anonymity of arrested accused, anonymity of police personnel involved in a police operation or investigation and confidentiality of investigations,” the policy states. 

But despite such clear guidelines, videos of suspects, where their faces are clearly visible, are recorded in police stations across Punjab and posted online. 

According to Dawn’s analysis, these videos are not posted to official social media accounts run by the police, and are instead often uploaded by anonymous accounts, local crime reporters and small news outlets. 

Lawyers and crime reporters who closely work with the police, have reported that these videos are recorded by police officers and then disseminated for personal projection. By sharing such sensitive and vulnerable videos, the police wants to “showcase their performance and garner public support for their actions.” 

Since 2021, Dawn has found over 50 such videos posted to multiple TikTok and Facebook from police stations across the province, including Rawalpindi, Sialkot, Lahore, Nakana Sahib and Sargodha, all of which prominently feature local police officers alongside suspects. 

Advocate Vishal Ahmed Shakir said that recording and posting such videos is a clear violation of Article 14 of the Constitution which states that the dignity of a person is inviolable.

On Monday, 26th May, a National Assembly committee was informed that internet services in Panjgur will remain suspended for next six months over security concerns. 

Security agencies had responded to a letter from the Ministry of Interior stating that, due to the prevailing security and law and order situation, internet services in Panjgur district would remain suspended until further notice.

The federal government has decided to allocate 2,000 megawatts of electricity for the promotion of crypto mining and AI data centers.

The Ministry of Finance said this move marks the first phase of the National Digital Infrastructure Project. 

Overseen by the Pakistan Crypto Council, reports said the government has planned to utilize surplus electricity for Bitcoin mining and advanced technologies.

In one of the largest global data breaches in recent history, big tech companies such as Google, Facebook and Apple have been compromised, leaking sensitive information, including passwords, of over 180 million users worldwide. 

In response, Pakistan’s National Cyber Emergency Response (N-CERT) has issued an urgent advisory to all users and institutions across the country. 

In addition to personal data from social media platforms such as Instagram and Snapchat, the data breach also includes information from government portals. N-CERT warns that stolen data could be exploited, putting millions of users at risk of cyberattacks, 

Individual users and government institutions have both been advised to take immediate precautionary measures, including changing account passwords and enabling two-step verification to enhance digital security.

The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has confirmed that the disruption X (formerly Twitter) is facing is a global outage and is not associated with any technical faults in Pakistan’s digital  infrastructure. 

According to PTA, X’s global outage has caused problems for users across several countries, with reports of service disruptions rising from various regions. 

This is the second time such a disruption has occurred in recent months.