{
  "id": 18337815,
  "title": "NCCIA arrests 273 people, including 42 minors, in Karachi call centre raid",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/nccia-arrests-273-people-including-42-minors-in-karachi-call-centre",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-05T10:07:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Express Tribune - Pakistan",
    "slug": "the-express-tribune-pakistan",
    "url": "https://tribune.com.pk/story/2638838/nccia-arrests-273-people-including-42-minors-in-karachi-call-centre-raid"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Thursday, the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) arrested 273 people, including over 100 women and 42 minors, in Karachi, as part of a major crackdown on a cyber fraud network. Speaking at a press conference, NCCIA Additional Director Shahzad Akbar revealed that the operation targeted a call centre in PECHS, adjacent to Shahrah-e-Faisal. During the raid, authorities seized 3,390 laptops, 152 mobile phones, and four CPUs. Forensic examination of the seized devices indicated that individuals based abroad were also involved in the scamming operations. The agency uncovered that multiple user IDs registered under various names were logged into individual laptops, used by the fraud network to obtain citizens' personal data. Akbar noted that it was the first time employees were jointly implicated with the company owner in such a case. The NCCIA spokesperson stated that approximately 350 call centres in Karachi were currently engaged in scamming activities, with the targeted call centre being one of the top three involved in such operations in the provincial capital. A judicial magistrate granted a two-day physical remand to nine key suspects arrested during the raid, while the remaining suspects were ordered to be sent to jail on judicial remand.",
  "summary": "Magistrates' court grants NCCIA a two-day remand of nine prime suspects in the case",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Dawn - Pakistan",
        "title": "Official says 273 arrested in NCCIA raid on 'illegal' call centre on Karachi's Sharea Faisal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/official-says-273-arrested-in-nccia-raid-on-illegal-call-centre-on",
        "published": "2026-11-05T16:41:11.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}