NCCIA arrests over 70 in Karachi call center raid

KARACHI: The National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) has arrested more than 70 people during a raid at a call centre in Karachi’s PECHS Block 6, ARY News reported.

According to NCCIA Additional Director Tariq Nawaz, the operation was carried out at an office near Tariq Road, where online fraud was allegedly being committed against foreign nationals.

During the operation, the call center’s owners, managers, super agents, and agents were arrested. The call center had reportedly been operating for several years and was being run in an organized manner.



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Earlier, the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) and the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) arrested 275 foreign nationals during a joint raid in Islamabad’s sector I-10 for running an illegal call centre, officials say.

The arrested foreigners included Chinese nationals and citizens of other countries, FIA said.

The call centre management was found to be involved in the preparation of immodest material, officials said. “Foreign woman and man were recruited for preparation of indecent material”.

The FIA has registered a case under the Foreign Act, while the NCCIA has booked the accused under the PECA Act.

All foreign nationals had entered Pakistan on visit or business visas, FIA said.

The authorities decided to send 76 foreigners back to their countries immediately. “The exit permits of the arrested accused under the process of preparation,” sources added.