The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that Coronavirus cases in Pakistan could go past the estimated 200,000 by mid-July in the absence of effective interventions.
Addressing the launch of the Pakistan National Strategic Preparedness and Response Plan in a virtual conference, Director-General WHO, Dr. Tedros Adhanom, said that Pakistan’s COVID-19 Response Plan is in line with the WHO’s global Response Plan.
Pakistan’s Response Plan is a joint strategy of the Pakistani government, the UN and its partners. It is aligned with the WHO’s global Strategic Preparedness and Response Plan, UN SDGs, and Pakistan’s National Action Plan.
Coronavirus, which has spread through more than 115 cities in Pakistan, has put additional pressure on Pakistan’s healthcare system that was already overburdened, piling issues on the vulnerable populations, said Dr. Tedros.
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Category: Cyber Crime
Personal Information of 115 Million Pakistani Mobile Users Up For Sale on the Dark Web
A Pakistani cybersecurity company has come across a data dump containing information of 115 million Pakistani mobile phone users currently up for sale on the dark web.
The cybercriminal, who is a VIP member of the dark web forum where the advertisement has been placed, has set the asking price for this data dump at 300 Bitcoins (BTC) or $2.1 million.
According to the advertisement description, the telecom database was hacked this week.
Database is freshly hacked this week. That data was still being updated as I took the data down. Beautifully organized in a CSV with headers for your pleasure.
Rewterz’s Threat Intelligence team has analyzed some of the samples from the telecom database up for sale on the notorious dark web. The data includes personal information of the users such as names, contact numbers, residential addresses, CNIC numbers, and NTN numbers.
The Threat Intelligence team has noted that financially motivated threat actors are active in Pakistan and organizations wit..
MIT Reveals App That Identifies Potential Coronavirus Cases Using Bluetooth
A team led by MIT researchers and experts from many institutions has been working on developing a system that augments “manual” contact tracing by public health officials while preserving user privacy. The system relies on a smartphones’ ability to advertise its presence to other devices via Bluetooth. However, the main issue was interoperability for iOS and Android phones.
According to the team lead, MIT and makers of the app Private Kit: Safe Paths overcame the issue together last week. As of now, Safe Paths can keep a log of locations visited for 28 days. If a person tests positive, they can upload the list of phones their smartphone has interacted with over the past 14 days to a database. Other people can then scan the database to see if they were in close vicinity with the patient.
Ron Rivest, MIT Institute Professor and principal investigator of the project, explained:
I keep track of what I’ve broadcasted, and you keep track of what you’ve heard, and this will allow us to tel..
KE Makes the Biggest Leap Among Power Sector Companies After Rs. 40 Billion Investment
K Electric has made a handsome investment of around Rs. 40 billion across the company’s power value chain, the official statement said.
KE’s investment plan across all business verticals of generation, transmission and distribution has also been designed in view of these power needs which continue to grow, and the board decided once again to reinvest the profit earned back into the business.
Moonis Alvi, CEO, KE said;
As we continue towards our objective of ensuring reliable and safe power supply to Karachi and its surrounding areas, KE over the past decade – despite fiscal and other constraints owing particularly to rising government receivables – has invested over $2.4 billion across the energy value chain.
These investments have resulted in an addition of over 1,057 MW of efficient power generation capacity, improvement of overall fleet efficiency from 30% in FY 2009 to 37% in FY 2019, 16.8 percentage points reduction in Transmission and Distribution (T&D) losses (most by any Di..
Situation Report: 284 New Cases and 4 Deaths Reported in 24 Hours
Pakistan continues to fare better than expected in terms of new Coronavirus cases in the country. According to the latest official data, 284 new cases were reported in Pakistan on April 9th, slightly up from 248 cases reported a day ago.
Four new coronavirus related deaths were also reported, down from 5 the previous day.
Experts are suggesting that Pakistan is doing well in dealing with Coronavirus due to very severe lock-downs in hotspots and increased testing. However, experts say that the testing capacity needs to be expanded further.
While the numbers are low compared to many other countries, experts caution that measures and efforts need to remain intact to contain the virus. They say it will be very tricky to ease the lock-downs, as a resurgence or rapid spread is always a possibility until a vaccine is developed.
There’s more on Coronavirus numbers in the graphs and tables below:
New Coronavirus Related Deaths
Overall Picture Region Total Cases Cases in 24 Hrs Deaths in l..
Now Anyone Can Visit Volkswagen’s Motor Show Booth Online
Due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the Geneva Motor show was canceled which forced automakers to showcase their cars online. Now Volkswagen has recreated the company’s pavilion as a digital motor show experience. From today onwards, people can view all the new models online.
The 360° tour allows an interactive experience enabling people to “stroll” around the booth, see the cars from all angles while also having the option to change colors and wheel rim setups.
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Jürgen Stackmann, Member of the Volkswagen brand Board of Management responsible for Sales, Marketing and After-Sales said:
I am pleased that our marketing team has succeeded in making our booth available to all visitors despite the cancellation of the Geneva Motor Show. Virtually, they can experience our team’s attention to detail in the presentation of this show and our product highlights. Once again, this demonstrates that special ..
Coronavirus: Pakistan’s Largest Social Assistance Program Underway as Country Fights the Pandemic
The largest social assistance program in the country’s history was rolled out on Thursday to lessen impact of the virus lockdown on impoverished communities. Under the program, cash handouts worth around Rs 144 billion will be made in a bid to counter the economic fallout of the Covid-19 crisis.
Around 40 million people received text messages for collection of the amount on the first day of cash distribution under the Ehsaas Emergency Cash Program. Up to 17,000 branches of two designated banks – Habib Bank Limited and Bank Al-Falah – are disbursing the payments, in addition to 3,000 camp sites established by provinces.
The virus lockdowns across Pakistan have taken a heavy toll on the earnings of daily-wagers. While a few big industries have been allowed to resume operations, the country largely remains shut adversely affecting the poor. So far, the pandemic has affected over 4,500 in Pakistan while claiming 66 lives as the country exhausts its resources in the fight.
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