Pakistan detains 258 foreigners in scam centre raid
The detainees included 40 Chinese nationals, 170 Vietnamese nationals, as well as people from Malaysia and other Asian countries.
According to a July 2025 raid in Pakistan, authorities detained 258 foreigners, including 40 Chinese nationals, for alleged Ponzi schemes and investment fraud. The suspects were operating a scam call centre in the Gulberg Green housing society on Islamabad's outskirts. They had entered Pakistan on tourist visas, which did not permit their illicit activities.
The detainees, who included 170 people from Vietnam and nationals from Malaysia and other Asian countries, are being held at a Rawalpindi jail. Their respective embassies have been notified, and details of the allegations against them will be released soon as the investigation continues. Possible outcomes of the case involve the deportation of the accused.
Media reports suggest the detentions occurred last week, and AFP has sought a comment from the Chinese foreign ministry.
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