Overview
- Authorities carried out large raids on call centres in Islamabad that led to the reported arrest of hundreds of foreign nationals and the formal blacklisting of 671 people to bar them from re‑entry.
- The government has created a joint task force led from the Federal Investigation Agency that includes cybercrime units, the National Forensic Agency, federal police, sensitive agencies, and district administrations.
- Investigators seized digital devices from the sites and have sent the material for forensic examination to search for evidence of cyber fraud, sextortion, blackmail, gambling and the online sale of pornographic material.
- The National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency said some suspects escaped during a G‑8 sector raid, and authorities have prepared lists of suspected illegal centres in Karachi while probing local facilitators.
- Officials have notified the Foreign Office so affected countries can be informed, and the move could prompt immigration action, diplomatic follow‑ups and criminal prosecutions as the wider nationwide crackdown continues.