Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Data Breach at Rock County Human Services: Employee, Client Info Stolen

Data Breach at Rock County Human Services: Employee, Client Info Stolen

The Rock County Human Services Department (HSD) has experienced a cybersecurity attack that resulted in the theft of employee and client information. The attack, which involved a phishing email campaign, occurred on or about September 29th. According to a notice posted on the Rock County website, the attack was carried out by a “bad actor” … Read more

Social security institution directed to stop multiple audits

social security

KARACHI: Sindh Government Labour and HR Department Secretary Laeeq Ahmed has directed the Sindh Employees Social Security Institution (Sessi) commissioner to immediately halt multiple audits in a year, a statement said. He also directed the institution to allow adjustment of Sessi contributions paid at Rs25,000 minimum wage and the other at Rs17,500 without any penalties. … Read more

New German govt faces public spending paradox

German govt

FRANKFURT: Germany’s new government has pledged to spend big on the economy, climate change and social security, but without raising taxes or taking on more debt, leaving many asking where the money is going to come from. “We have decided that this will be a decade of investments,” future chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Wednesday as … Read more

Pakistan among top 10 in ‘most improved’ business environment: report

BEIJING: Pakistan has reformed to simplify the process of starting a company and obtaining a construction permit, implementing a series of preferential policies in recent years. These measures improved its ability to attract foreign investment and strengthened the ease of doing business year-by-year, making Pakistan one of the world’s top 10 economies with the most … Read more

Ehsaas Kafalat Program To Benefit Transgender Community In Pakistan

Ehsaas Kafalat Program To Benefit Transgender Community In Pakistan

The federal government’s social security program, Ehsaas, approved financial assistance to all transgender people in the country under the Ehsaas Kafalat program. According to the report, the board meeting of the Social Welfare Program approved the initiative, according to which all transgender people holding national identity cards will be brought under the auspices of the … Read more