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Bangladeshi hackers target Punjab Assembly website

Dawn.com Published December 9, 2012

— Reuters (File Photo)

LAHORE: The official website of Punjab Assembly was hacked by Bangladeshi hackers on Sunday, DawnNews reported.

The hackers posted a message on the website stating that they did this in retaliation of the earlier hacking of Bangladesh’s website by a Pakistani hacker.

The hackers also said that the FIA had not taken any action against the hackers of the Bangladeshi website, and if they still failed to catch them then they will continue to hack other Pakistani websites as well.

Pakistani IT experts, however, regained control of the Punjab Assembly website within an hour.

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Amjad Wyne

Dec 09, 2012 01:16pm

It could be helpful if the Bangladeshi hackers had provided information on who from Pakistan's side did it. If these are amatures just seeking thrills then it is one thing but if these are crminals then Pakistan should take action - It makes no sense for anyone to provoke others - it is childish.

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Saad (DXB)

Dec 09, 2012 02:18pm

Please.. Hire a couple of Experts, preferrably graduates of NUCES, FAST or GIKI and you will never have such problems again

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gemx

Dec 09, 2012 11:05am

get the sites fixed to stop this nonsense every other day

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Captain Pakistan

Dec 09, 2012 02:38pm

This is news?

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Waqar

Dec 09, 2012 11:35pm

pakistan did the crime with the pakistan, west pakistan destroyed the theory of 2nations in sub continent,,,watever the reason, but pakistan should apologies.

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Rafiq Ahmed

Dec 09, 2012 11:27pm

What? Bangladesh doesn't have that many friends left in the World? Get used to it, the World doesn't really care about third rate nations. So why must Bangladesh apologize? Its too late.

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Khattak

Dec 09, 2012 07:44pm

buddy it is not the game of graduates, its the game of geeks. MrGreen's

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Mr.T

Dec 09, 2012 04:06pm

Pakistan should apologies for the ethnic crimes they did in Bangladesh, As we don't have much friends left in the world...

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Dec 09, 2012 05:49pm

Bangladesh Wah!

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