The National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA), established to curb cyber offenses, is once again in the spotlight—this time for corruption. Senior NCCIA officials have been accused of taking over Rs 250 million in bribes from illegal call centers operating in Bahria Town, Rawalpindi.
The FIA’s Anti-Corruption Circle Islamabad has cracked down on more than a dozen unlawful call centers allegedly run by foreign nationals, employing Pakistanis on high salaries and engaging in scams and money laundering.
A case has been registered under multiple sections of the Pakistan Penal Code and the Anti-Corruption Act 1947 against senior officers including Additional Director Shehzad Haider, Deputy Director Haider Abbas, Sub-Inspector Muhammad Bilal, and others. Investigators claim they accepted around Rs 20 million monthly — roughly Rs 1.5 million per call center — to shield these operations.
The FIA said the accused officials were safeguarding rackets harming Pakistan’s global reputation. Additional Director Aamir Nazir, Assistant Director Nadeem Ahmed Khan, Sub-Inspector Saleem Ali, and a frontman, Tahir Mohiuddin, are also implicated in negotiating payments disguised as “one-time operational permissions.”
Authorities have secured digital evidence, including chats and videos, while a special investigation team has been appointed to further probe the case.
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