Pakistan’s National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) has stepped up its action against cybercrime, stressing that effective measures against online offences are the only way to guarantee the public’s digital protection.
In a recent case handled by the agency’s Islamabad Circle, investigators registered a case after a man allegedly threatened to kill a former friend and attempted to obtain information about methods of murder through artificial intelligence tools and online platforms. Officials said the allegations remain under investigation and that facts would be established through the legal process.
The agency stressed that digital platforms and AI applications must be used responsibly, and warned that anyone found using technology to threaten individuals, spread fear or support unlawful acts would face action in accordance with the law.
The case is part of a wider series of operations across the country in recent weeks. In Lahore, the NCCIA arrested 37 suspects in a raid on an illegal call centre in Johar Town that allegedly defrauded citizens of the United States and Canada through a fake mobile phone sales scheme, seizing 80 digital devices for forensic examination. In Rawalpindi, the agency busted an international fraud network that allegedly targeted Australian citizens through fake Telegram profiles, YouTube task schemes and cryptocurrency investment lures. Another operation in Lahore led to the arrest of 26 people, including 17 women, allegedly running a honey-trap call centre that blackmailed citizens through video calls.
Commenting on the operations, NCCIA Director General Syed Ali Nasir Rizvi has said the agency is strictly implementing a zero-tolerance policy against cybercrime, adding that protecting the public’s lives, property and digital security is the agency’s top priority.
Officials have also urged citizens to report online fraud, harassment and blackmail instead of suffering in silence, and to be careful about sharing personal information or responding to suspicious online offers and investment schemes.
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