RAWALPINDI: The National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) arrested a suspect allegedly involved in financial fraud, a spokesman for the agency said on Wednesday.

He said that NCCIA Rawalpindi Circle arrested the suspect during a successful operation. The accused was arrested from the Scheme III area of Rawalpindi.

“Initial investigation revealed that the accused, as part of a malicious act, committed fraud, alterations, and incorrect financial entries in the financial system of Travokey Company, resulting in a loss of approximately Rs9 million to the company,” he said.

The case has been registered under Sections 13 and 14 of the Peca Act 2016, as well as Sections 419 and 420 of the Pakistan Penal Code, the spokesman added.

The investigation is ongoing under the supervision of Sub-Inspector Muhammad Saram Ali of NCCIA Rawalpindi. Further legal action is underway, and evidence is being collected to bring the case to its logical conclusion.

Meanwhile, an event was held in Islamabad on the occasion of the World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, with the theme, “Human Trafficking is an Organised Crime – End the Exploitation,” a spokesman for the FIA said on Wednesday.

The event was organised by United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, International Labour Organisation, International Organisation for Migration, Sustainable Social Development Organisation and International Centre for Migration Policy Development in collaboration with FIA.

It was attended by senior officials from the Ministry of Interior, FIA and various international organisations.

The participants reiterated their commitment to further strengthen mutual cooperation and accelerate effective measures to eradicate the serious and organised international crime of human trafficking.

The event aimed to highlight that human trafficking is not just an individual crime but the result of complex, cross-border organised criminal networks that exploit human vulnerabilities, compulsions and unsafe migration routes.

According to statistics, more than 200,000 victims were identified worldwide between 2020 and 2023, while the actual number may be much higher.

Traffickers force victims into labour, sexual exploitation and other coercive crimes. As these networks become more complex, law enforcement agencies and the judiciary need to respond at the same level.

Published in Dawn, July 31st, 2025