{
  "id": 16477274,
  "title": "NCCIA busts child pornography network, finds father involved in selling explicit videos of his children",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/nccia-busts-child-pornography-network-finds-father-involved-in",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-25T13:04:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn",
    "slug": "dawn",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2039725/nccia-busts-child-pornography-network-finds-father-involved-in-selling-explicit-videos-of-his-children"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Islamabad, Pakistan - The National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) has dismantled an international child pornography network, with a father implicated in producing and selling explicit videos of his own young children. At a press conference, NCCIA Additional Director Mohammad Shoaib Khan announced this as the first known incident in Pakistan's history where a father was found guilty of such a heinous crime against his own minor offspring. The accused was found creating indecent videos of his children, aged four and five, and trading them on hidden Telegram groups using cryptocurrency. Khan revealed disturbing footage of animal abuse within the videos. The ringleader was apprehended in Skardu with help from international authorities. During the investigation, crucial links and evidence were seized from Islamabad, Multan, and South Punjab, with ongoing raids targeting additional network facilitators. Khan vowed that \"those involved in such despicable crimes will be held accountable.\" In another case, NCCIA apprehended four members of a child pornography gang following the examination of approximately 60 videos obtained from a child's mobile phone. The accused allegedly befriended children aged six to fourteen on Instagram, bribed them with money, and then created and sold indecent videos in WhatsApp groups and internationally. Two Chinese nationals had already been convicted in similar offenses. Khan also disclosed a case involving a minor girl from Karachi who attempted suicide due to ongoing harassment. The girl is currently receiving treatment at a hospital and was relentlessly pursued and blackmailed by the accused for two to three years. NCCIA emphasized the importance of vigilance on social media platforms, urging citizens to reconsider uploading any indecent material as the law is vigilant against those who spread harmful content. The agency advised citizens not to disclose sensitive information like one-time passwords, bank account details, or personal data to anyone and to exercise caution with unknown numbers on untrustworthy websites. If a citizen becomes a victim of cybercrime, they are encouraged to report it to the NCCIA's helpline 1799, which operates 24 hours a day.",
  "summary": "ISLAMABAD: The National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) has busted an international child pornography network in which a father was found involved in making and selling explicit videos of his own children, the agency said on Sunday. Islamabad NCCIA Additional Director Mohammad Shoaib Khan, speaking at a press conference in the capital, claimed this was the first case in Pakistan’s…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}