PAKISTAN’S WEB OF CYBER SCAMMERS Haseeb, 19, was half an hour away from appearing for a college exam when he received a phone call from an unknown number. When he picked up, the caller introduced himself as an employee of the bank at which Haseeb had an account. The man asked some questions to confirm […]
Online store fined for delivering substandard products KARACHI: A consumer court has imposed a fine of over Rs100,000 on an online clothing store for delivering substandard products and failing to refund the customer. The federal government on Friday established the National Cyber Crimes Investigation Agency (NCCIA), rendering the Federal Investigation Agency’s (FIA) Cybercrime Wing as
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Status of consumer rights in Pakistan Consumer is the King. A statement which becomes a mockery in an underdeveloped country like Pakistan where the consumer is at the mercy of ruthless commercial enterprises, and indifferent and corrupt public organizations who take advantage of the ignorance of the consumer, and the lax law enforcement environment to
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State of chaos PAKISTAN is the third-worst country for law and order, according to the World Justice Project’s 2024 Rule of Law Index. Ranking 140th out of 142 countries, only Mali and Nigeria score lower, reflecting our ongoing struggle to control crime, manage unrest, and reduce violence. Daily incidents of street crime, kidnappings, and terrorism
PARC becomes ‘white elephant’? Ministry of National Food Security and Research declines additional funds worth Rs1.32 billion for PARC ISLAMABAD: Almost 97 per cent of the budget of Pakistan Agriculture Research Council (PARC) is being spent on employee’s related expenses while a meager amount is being
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PTA TO LAUNCH NEW SERVICES TO PROTECT CONSUMER RIGHTS Karachi (August 7) : Chairman Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) Dr. Mohammed Yaseen has said that PTA would soon launch number of new services to protect consumer rights including introduction of 668 service through which a mobile consumer would be able to know all SIM
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Consumer court slaps three Pakistan Post officials with fine over negligence KARACHI: A consumer court has imposed a fine of thousands of rupees on three Pakistan Post officials for delivering ‘garbage’ in a parcel instead of dried fruits booked by a man from Mansehra. Plaintiff Muhammad Arshad, through his counsel Abdul Hanan, had filed a