Pakistanis lose Rs8.32b to cyber fraud
Multiple lawmakers among 227,000 Pakistanis targeted
Over the past three years, cyber fraud has resulted in the loss of Rs8.32 billion for more than 227,000 Pakistanis, including eight parliamentarians, according to the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA). Victims of such fraudulent schemes reported the theft to the agency, with 83,080 of those complaints filed in 2024 and 76,646 in 2025. The NCCIA successfully recovered funds for three of the six parliamentarians who were defrauded.
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