Centre for Pakistan and Gulf Studies

The organisation is known as the Centre for Pakistan and Gulf Studies. It also operates under the acronym CPGS. Its headquarters is located in Pakistan.

On 2 January 2016, the organisation's website was among those defaced. The defacement was carried out by a group identifying itself as Indian Black Hats. This group is described as Indian hackers. They targeted multiple Pakistani websites in the attack. The Centre for Pakistan and Gulf Studies was specifically mentioned as one of the affected sites.

The attackers stated that the defacement was in retaliation for a terrorist attack on an Indian military base. That attack resulted in the death of Indian security personnel. The hackers dedicated their actions to a deceased Indian commando and his young daughter. As part of the defacement, they left tribute messages and images on the compromised sites. The affected sites primarily included smaller government-linked institutions and private businesses. Major state portals were not the main focus of this operation. Observers noted that the incident mirrored earlier cyber operations by Indian hackers following major attacks linked to Pakistani militant groups. The event was reported in a news article that archived the details.