The National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) has ramped up its crackdown on digital financial crimes with a major campaign dubbed Operation Grey, targeting cyber fraud and digital money laundering across Pakistan.
Launched in early June, the operation has already led to the shutdown of 12 illegal call centres and the arrest of 93 individuals, including six foreign nationals and three local facilitators. The dismantled operations were allegedly engaged in international financial scams, using call centres as a front to defraud victims across North America, Europe, Asia, and beyond.
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Officials revealed that these networks were routing illegal profits out of Pakistan via unauthorized international digital channels. The NCCIA believes the syndicates posed a serious risk to national cybersecurity and financial integrity.
Director General Waqaruddin Syed reaffirmed the agency’s zero-tolerance stance on cybercrime, stating that Operation Grey is designed to completely eliminate such networks and safeguard Pakistan’s digital ecosystem.
