The National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) has arrested 1,749 suspects and registered 442 cases after receiving 10,386 cybercrime complaints in the past 53 days.
According to official figures, the agency opened 6,672 inquiries based on the complaints. Authorities recovered more than Rs149.8 million during various operations.
The Cyber Patrolling Unit completed technical analysis of 4,530 URLs and referred 1,186 illegal web links to the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) for blocking.
In a crackdown on illegal call centres, authorities conducted 59 raids and registered 43 cases. A total of 973 suspects were arrested, including 211 foreign nationals. Law enforcement agencies seized 15,502 items during the raids.
Additional Director Shahzad Akbar earlier said that 300 to 350 skimming and scam call centres were operating in Karachi. He said the NCCIA had decided not to grant any concession to those involved.
He said the agency had taken action against one of three major companies operating in the sector, which had also faced action in the past.
Akbar said young people who should be in education were being employed in these call centres, while local residents and retired people were among those targeted in the fraud.
He said the agency had seized 329 laptops containing fake IDs and credit card details. According to him, credit card holders were deceived through various offers, and their accounts were emptied through fraudulent schemes.
