{
  "id": 2563070,
  "title": "Malaysian held in Pakistan scam call centre raid returns home",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/malaysian-held-in-pakistan-scam-call-centre-raid-returns-home-2563070",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-22T10:27:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/08/22/malaysian-held-in-pakistan-scam-call-centre-raid-returns-home"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A Malaysian man detained in Pakistan during a raid on a scam call centre has been released and returned home safely, according to Bukit Aman CCID director Rusdi Isa. Investigations revealed that the 32-year-old man had no connection to the syndicate under investigation by Pakistani authorities. He has been released and returned to Malaysia, with the CCID set to record a statement from him. Inspector-General of Police Khalid Ismail had previously announced a special team dispatched to Pakistan to probe claims of Malaysians involved in an online scam syndicate, though no other Malaysian among the 258 foreign nationals detained in the Islamabad raid was mentioned.",
  "summary": "An investigation in Islamabad found that the 32-year-old man did not have any link to the syndicate.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 5,
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      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Malaysian detained in Pakistan scam call centre raid released, returns home",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/malaysian-detained-in-pakistan-scam-call-centre-raid-released-returns",
        "published": "2026-08-22T10:10:06.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Malaysian held in Pakistan scam call centre raid returns home",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/malaysian-held-in-pakistan-scam-call-centre-raid-returns-home",
        "published": "2026-08-22T10:27:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Police confirm Malaysian among 258 foreigners held in Pakistan scam raid now freed, home",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/police-confirm-malaysian-among-258-foreigners-held-in-pakistan-scam",
        "published": "2026-08-22T10:28:16.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Vibes",
        "title": "Malaysian detained in Pakistan scam raid cleared and repatriated",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/malaysian-detained-in-pakistan-scam-raid-cleared-and-repatriated",
        "published": "2026-08-22T10:33:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}