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Seven NCCIA Officers Quit as Bribery Scandal Triggers Raids on Call-Center Fraud

Lawmakers describe being swindled during a leadership shake-up at the cybercrime watchdog.

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.