ISLAMABAD: Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar on Tuesday called for an “immediate and unconditional ceasefire” in Gaza where Israeli forces have killed more than 37,000 Palestinians since October and reduced the enclave to a wasteland.
Dar is in Jordan for the ‘Call for Action: Urgent Humanitarian Response for Gaza’ conference jointly organized by Jordanian King Abdullah II, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.
On the sidelines of the conference, Dar met Guterres and commended his leadership and proactive role in raising concerns over the war in Gaza on the international stage.
“Reiterating Pakistan’s strong and unequivocal condemnation of the indiscriminate and brutal use of force by Israel against the Palestinians, the Deputy Prime Minister called for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire, unimpeded humanitarian assistance to the besieged people of Gaza, return of the displaced Palestinians, and ensuring accountability for the war crimes and crimes against humanity being committed by Israel,” the foreign office said in a statement. 
The United Nations Security Council on Monday backed a proposal outlined by US President Joe Biden for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip and urged the Palestinian group to accept the deal aimed at ending the eight-month-long war.
Hamas welcomed the adoption of the US-drafted resolution and said in a statement that it was ready to cooperate with mediators over implementing the principles of the plan “that are consistent with the demands of our people and resistance.”
Russia abstained from the UN vote, while the remaining 14 Security Council members voted in favor of the resolution supporting a three-phase ceasefire plan laid out by Biden on May 31 that he described as an Israeli initiative. 
The resolution welcomes the new ceasefire proposal, states that Israel has accepted it, calls on Hamas to agree to it and “urges both parties to fully implement its terms without delay and without condition.”

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s top investigation agency, the FIA, has cautioned the public against a surge in online fraud, saying scammers were posing as officers to extort money and sensitive information from social media and email users. 
The FIA is a border control, criminal investigation, counterintelligence and security agency tasked with undertaking operations against terrorism, espionage, smuggling, and infringement. Its cybercrime wing stands defunct since last month when the government established the National Cyber Crimes Investigation Agency under the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA) 2016.
“Unauthorized individuals are impersonating FIA officers and circulating fabricated notices through various electronic communication channels i.e. email, WhatsApp and other such social media platforms,” an FIA spokesperson said in a press release on Tuesday.
“These deceptive notices falsely accuse recipients of criminal activity and often employ scare tactics by threatening legal action or demanding immediate financial compensation.”
Scammers were also trying to extract “elicit sensitive personal information” under the pretense of “verification or compliance,” th FIA said, clarifying that the agency would never request sensitive information like bank details from people via phone calls or notices. 
“All official communication is initiated only after prior investigation and with a clearly identified case number,” the FIA said, urging the public to “exercise caution” and report any such incident on the agency’s helpline 1991 or at the nearest FIA office. 
The newly-formed NCCIA that has taken over from the FIA’s cybercrime wing will be headed by a director-general, chosen by the federal government to serve a two-year term, with at least 15 years of experience in the fields of computer science, digital forensics, cyber technology, law, public administration, information technology and telecommunication.
The NCCIA chief will exercise the powers of an inspector general of police while the agency’s affairs related to the federal government’s business will be allocated to the Interior Division. The NCCIA is also the designated agency in terms of international investigations and cooperation.