'Penetrator' arrested on charges of hacking Zardari's website

Adil, who has confessed to hacking the site, says he had done it ‘for fun’.

LAHORE:?The Federal Investigation Agency’s (FIA) Lahore Cyber Crime Wing on Monday arrested a hacker on charges of hacking the personal website of President Asif Ali Zardari (www.president-of-pakistan.com).

According to officials, the website was hacked in July and was restored within two days. The accused had changed his web name from Adil to ‘Penetrator’ when the Cyber Crime Wing started tracing his location.

Adil, who has confessed to hacking the site, says he had done it ‘for fun’. He has been handed over to FIA Rawalpindi for further investigation.

Pakistani hackers have recently been involved in a cyber war with Indian hackers, after a group from India hacked Pakistan government sites to mark the anniversary of 26/11 attacks in Mumbai. Hackers from both sides continue to target government and private websites in an ‘act of revenge’.

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Five TTP militants arrested in Lahore

Suspects taken to an unknown place by the Lahore police. PHOTO: AFP

LAHORE:?Five militants belonging to Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) were arrested by Lahore police on Friday, during a raid in the city.

CCPO Lahore Aslam Tareen, during a press conference, confirmed the arrests of the TTP members. He also informed that a large cache weapons and explosives were recovered from the suspects.

Tareen said that the country is in a state of war with the Taliban, and although they cannot?guarantee?that incidents of terrorism will not take place in the future, the police is trying its best to take preventive measures.

Different measures are being taken by the police to maintain peace during Muharram.

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Bank robbery in Lahore, security guard arrested on suspicion

SP CIA says bank staff or guards have often been found involved in several robbery cases.

LAHORE:?A bank robbery took place today (Monday) in Lahore’s Azam Cloth market in which Rs4 million were looted by armed robbers.

Security personnel at the bank say four armed men forced their way into the bank, right after opening. The robbers took bank staff hostage and took the money from cash counters before fleeing.

Police have arrested the security guard deployed at a bank on suspicion of abetment in a robbery. Superintendent Police Crime Investigation Agency (CIA) says bank staff or guards have often been found involved in several robbery cases.

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Two suicide bombers arrested in Karachi aspiring

The police arrested two suspects potential bombers. PHOTO: FILE/RASHID AJMERI

KARACHI:The police arrested two suspected of Sohrab Goth in Karachi Monday region potential bombers.

The police informed that they had recovered jackets and suicide bomb suspects.

According to correspondent for 24/7 Express Sheheryar Mirza police believes that these two suspects may be involved in the bombing of the Ghazi Abdullah Shah shrine.

More early in the day of the Ministry of Interior issued warnings of threat to the life of Mr. Farooq Sattar, Haider Abbas Rizvi and Mustafa Kemal, Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) leaders.

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