Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi has directed the national cybercrime agency to step up operations against online fraud, harassment and digital blackmail.
The National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency arrested nine suspects, including five foreign nationals, in an alleged online fraud operation in Islamabad.
The National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency said the arrests followed a complaint from the affected citizen.
The director general of the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency has directed officials to speed up completion of pending challans and strengthen coordination with the agency's legal wing.
Syed Ali Nasir Rizvi directed officials to ensure transparent, merit-based handling of cybercrime cases and timely financial management.
NCCIA Director General Syed Ali Nasir Rizvi visited Pakistan's National Forensics Agency in Islamabad to discuss speeding up forensic analysis in cyber crime investigations.
The program, hosted by Türkiye's Justice Academy, aims to strengthen judicial training and the exchange of experience between Türkiye and Palestine, Anadolu Agency reported.
An 18-year-old known online as Chai was convicted of directing crimes against victims in Germany and Australia through networks accused of sadistic exploitation of young people
Syed Ali Nasir Rizvi, newly appointed Director General of Pakistan's National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency, has directed officers nationwide to take legal action against those spreading propaganda against the state.
Authorities are examining how a request for customer information was sent from what appeared to be a legitimate police email address, ANSA reported.