{"id":110228,"date":"2025-08-16T21:16:42","date_gmt":"2025-08-16T16:16:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/?p=110228"},"modified":"2025-08-16T21:16:44","modified_gmt":"2025-08-16T16:16:44","slug":"new-rules-enable-nccia-to-freeze-properties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/2025\/110228\/","title":{"rendered":"New rules enable NCCIA to freeze properties"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>ISLAMABAD(National times)- The Ministry of Interior has officially notified a new set of rules for the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA), significantly expanding its authority to address an increasing range of cyber offences across Pakistan,\u00a0<em>The News<\/em>\u00a0reported. Confirming the development, NCCIA Director General Waqaruddin Syed said the updated framework has been dispatched for immediate enforcement. Under the revised rules, the agency now holds the power to freeze properties within the country \u2014 a major step in targeting financial crimes linked to cyber activity. All property-freezing actions will require prior approval from the director general to ensure oversight. Additionally, the new framework allows the NCCIA to coordinate with international agencies on cross-border investigations, boosting its ability to dismantle complex, transnational cybercrime networks. The NCCIA\u2019s mandate includes conducting investigations under relevant sections of the Pakistan Penal Code. The agency will coordinate with sensitive institutions and provincial authorities to ensure a cohesive response to cyber threats nationwide.\u00a0 To address specific and growing threats, the NCCIA will establish specialised units dedicated to combating online financial fraud and online child abuse. Transparency and accountability remain key elements of the new regulations. All NCCIA personnel must wear uniforms, and a dedicated self-accountability unit will be established within the agency to supervise internal conduct and uphold ethical standards.\u00a0 According to the regulations, investigations can be launched based on source reports, but all such inquiries require prior approval from the Director General, ensuring a centralised and controlled process. The notification of these rules comes shortly after the NCCIA dismantled a significant cybercrime network operating out of Multan. The agency arrested the main suspect, identified as Arsalan from the Dunyapur area, who was allegedly part of a larger group that defrauded both Pakistani and foreign citizens. The group used elaborate scams on WhatsApp and Facebook, luring victims with fake game shows, marriage proposals and foreign aid schemes.\u00a0 Officials revealed that the gang would show victims fake videos of foreign currency to establish trust, then demand \u201ctax\u201d payments in exchange for promised financial backing\u2014extracting millions of rupees.\u00a0 The group also used fake profiles on matrimonial platforms to gain the trust of victims before executing fraudulent schemes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD(National times)- The Ministry of Interior has officially notified a new set of rules for the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA), significantly expanding its authority to address an increasing range of cyber offences across Pakistan,\u00a0The News\u00a0reported. Confirming the development, NCCIA Director General Waqaruddin Syed said the updated framework has been dispatched for immediate enforcement. 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