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Parallel
Pakistani education website baffles officials
Tuesday April 26, 2011 01:56:10 PM,
IANS
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Islamabad:
Officials of Pakistan's Higher Education Commission (HEC) were
left baffled when they found that a website similar to their
official one has appeared out of nowhere.
The HEC official website's link is www.hec.gov.pk, while the
parallel website, www.hec.edu.pk, also offers services similar to
those shown on the original, which is browsed by thousands of
internet users across the globe, the Dawn reported.
An official admitted that the HEC did not know about the parallel
website. "We don't own it and it's news to us."
"I am amazed the website is running. Moreover, it also has ads. We
will take up the matter with our information technology
officials," said the official who requested that he not be named.
"The HEC is not associated with the domain. We have our official
website running on the gov.pk server hosted by a federal telecom
organisation. It is managed by the Electronic Government
Directorate," he said. "A team of IT officials at the commission
manages and regularly updates the website."
The hec.edu.pk also offers links to scholarships, admissions to
universities, and announcing entrance exams and results related to
getting admission in American and British universities.
The website has also caught the attention of the Federal
Investigation Agency's Cyber Crime Wing.
"The website cannot be uploaded until it clears certain
registration procedures mandatory for getting .edu domain," an
official said, adding that investigation was on.
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