Overview
- New Director General Syed Khurram Ali, appointed on November 2, forwarded the seven resignations to the Interior Ministry for approval with dismissals expected this week.
- FIA inquiries tied to YouTuber Saad ur Rehman’s case allege hefty payoffs, including one officer transferring over $300,000, and report roughly Rs42.5 million recovered from accused officials.
- Courts approved physical remand for several suspects as investigators track financial trails and note multiple officers connected to the case have gone missing.
- Investigators report more than 20 call centers in Islamabad and Rawalpindi were raided, with seizures of call logs, financial records, emails, and surveillance footage linked to coordinated scams.
- At a Senate hearing, four senators detailed being defrauded for amounts up to Rs850,000, while the NCCIA chief cited multiple FIRs, 851 arrests, telecom audits under way, and a three-month timeline to resolve the matter.