The case concerns accusations of supporting alleged illegal activities at 15 call centers run by foreigners
The Anti-Corruption Circle of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) in Islamabad has registered a case against 10 officials of the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA), including two additional directors, as well as Chinese nationals, their Pakistani spouses and other private individuals.
The case concerns allegations of supporting alleged illegal activities at 15 foreign-run call centers in a private housing society in Rawalpindi and demanding hefty monthly bribes in return for “protection”. Large-scale raids have been carried out to arrest suspects.
According to the First Information Report (FIR), investigation number 326/2025 revealed that the call centers were allegedly defrauding the public through various scams. NCCIA officials and staff reportedly supported these centers despite having knowledge of the illegal activities and allegedly collected bribes of approximately Rs 15 million per month. In total, the former and current agents are said to have illegally collected around Rs 250 million.
Following the appointment of new NCCIA officials, the alleged illegal activities continued, with an additional Rs 50 million in bribes allegedly collected. The funds were also reportedly channeled through front men Hasan Amir and Tahir Mohiuddin.
After the arrest of Chinese national Gu Kashian, also known as Kelvin, and 14 other foreigners, the suspect’s Pakistani wife was allegedly involved in receiving a bribe of Rs 21 million. Sub-inspector Sarim Ali, posted at NCCIA Rawalpindi, is also accused of sending violent videos through WhatsApp showing the abuse of the Chinese national.
The FIR states that the bribes were allegedly collected in three installments and investigators recovered digital evidence, including videos and chat logs documenting the corruption.
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The case has been registered under sections 109, 161, 386, 420 of the Pakistan Penal Code and section 5 (2) 47 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947. Two additional directors of the NCCIA, Shehzad Haider and Aamir Nazir, are named in the FIR; deputy directors Haider Abbas, Nadeem Abbas and Suleman Awan; current and former NCCIA officers; and officers of the FIA Cyber Crime Cell, including sub-inspectors Mian Irfan, Muhammad Bilal, Sarim Ali, Usman Basharat and Zaheer Abbas.
The FIA’s anti-corruption investigation team, led by AD Mohammad Safir Ahmed and comprising Inspector Mohammad Waheed Khan and SI Shams Gondal, has launched investigations and officials have confirmed that raids are underway to arrest the accused.
FIA and NCCIA corruption
Seven officers of the Federal Investigation Agency’s National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency have tendered their resignations following allegations of bribery and corruption related to the high-profile arrest of YouTuber Saad ur Rehman, also known as Ducky Bhai.
Sources have revealed that investigations by the FIA and intelligence agencies uncovered close links between senior officials of the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) and Ducky Bhai. Following his arrest, several agents allegedly accepted a substantial bribe, and one agent transferred more than $300,000 from Ducky Bhai’s account to his own. The agents are then said to have shared the funds among themselves.
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The scandal deepened when several officers linked to the case mysteriously disappeared, including Deputy Director Chaudhry Sarfraz Ahmed, Director of Operations Muhammad Usman, Deputy Director Mujtaba Zafar, Deputy Director Zawar Ahmed, Shoaib Riaz and Sub-Inspectors Ali Raza and Yasir Ramzan.
Last week, six NCCIA officials were arrested and produced before court in a case registered against them for accepting huge bribes and abusing their power. The court granted physical preventive detention for all of them.
The case was registered following the complaint of Aroob Jatoi, Ducky Bhai’s wife. The FIA submitted its investigation report, stating that approximately Rs 42.5 million had been recovered from the accused officials.
