ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has issued a warning to the public regarding the activities of individuals who are impersonating NAB officers and making deceptive phone calls.
A spokesperson from NAB emphasized that NAB officers do not directly contact suspects, as there is a strict Standard Operating Procedure in place for communication.
NAB has taken this matter seriously and has referred it to the Cyber Crime Wing of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) and other intelligence agencies for a thorough investigation.
It has come to the NAB’s attention that there have been multiple cases reported in the NAB Peshawar Office, where individuals have received calls from various phone numbers, with the callers pretending to be senior NAB officers.
These fraudulent calls typically involve requests for money and seem to be part of a coordinated effort to damage the reputation of the institution and its leadership.
Pakistan Ranks 45th in World Internet Development Index: 2023 Report
In the recently released World Internet Development Report for 2023 at the 2023 World Internet Conference in Wuzhen, Zhejiang province, Pakistan has been ranked 45th out of 52 countries on the Internet development index. The country received a score of 41.82 in this assessment.
The World Internet Development Index comprises six key metrics, which are information technology infrastructure, digital technology and innovation capability, digital economy, digital government, cyber security, and cyberspace international management. Pakistan’s rankings in these individual indicators are as follows: 47th, 43rd, 42nd, 45th, 45th, and 40th, respectively.
This marks the first instance where Pakistan has been included in the evaluation for the Internet development blue paper, along with four other nations, as reported by China Economic Net (CEN).
The top five performers in the World Internet Development Index, as outlined in the report, are the United States, China, Singapore, the Netherlands, and South Korea.
The World Internet Development Report has been compiled and released annually since 2017 by the Chinese Academy of Cyberspace Studies (CACS).
