{"id":63895,"date":"2026-08-17T11:03:08","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T11:03:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsvog.com\/ur\/63895"},"modified":"2026-08-17T11:03:17","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T11:03:17","slug":"258-foreigners-detained-in-islamabad-scam-centre-raid-fia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsvog.com\/ur\/63895","title":{"rendered":"258 foreigners detained in Islamabad scam centre raid: FIA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size:16px;line-height:1.6\">\n<p><strong>ISLAMABAD: The FIA authorities said Monday they have detained 258 foreigners, including 40 Chinese nationals, following a raid on an alleged \u201cscam call centre\u201d in capital Islamabad.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey were running a scam call centre in Gulberg Green, a housing society on the outskirts of Islamabad,\u201d an official from the Federal Investigation Agency told AFP.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey came to Pakistan on tourist visas and were not allowed to do what they were doing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Those detained \u2014 including 170 people from Vietnam, as well as nationals from Malaysia and \u201cother Asian countries\u201d \u2014 were being held at a Rawalpindi jail.<\/p>\n<p>The official said the respective embassies were informed and that details of the allegations against the detainees would be released in the coming days as the investigation was ongoing.<\/p>\n<p>Possible outcomes included the deportation of those involved, the official added.<\/p>\n<p>Media reports said the foreigners were detained last week.<\/p>\n<p>AFP has asked the Chinese foreign ministry for comment on the detentions.<\/p>\n<p>A similar raid took place in July 2025, with 149 people \u2014 including 71 foreigners who were mostly Chinese \u2014 arrested on allegations of working for a \u201clarge call centre involving Ponzi schemes and investment fraud\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a 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