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title: "Court sentences three, including foreign national, in online investment fraud case"
description: "Most outlets led with the sentencing of three individuals, including a foreign national, in an online investment fraud case, noting the seven-year prison terms and the total amount involved. The fines and the role of the foreign national were also mentioned, though some details like the exact fine amount and the name of the court were included only in specific excerpts."
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# Court sentences three, including foreign national, in online investment fraud case

pakistan · updated 22 Oct 2026, 10:54 AM PKT · 21–22 Oct 2026 · 2 articles from 2 outlets

**HarZaviya summary** — how 2 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts:

> Most outlets led with the sentencing of three individuals, including a foreign national, in an online investment fraud case, noting the seven-year prison terms and the total amount involved. The fines and the role of the foreign national were also mentioned, though some details like the exact fine amount and the name of the court were included only in specific excerpts.

## Same story from 2 outlets

Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source.

- **ARY News (English)** — [Foreign national among three sentenced to seven years in online investment fraud case](https://arynews.tv/foreign-national-among-three-sentenced-to-seven-years-in-online-investment-fraud-case) · 22 Oct 2026, 10:54 AM PKT
  > ISLAMABAD court sentenced three accused, including foreign national, to seven years in prison in online investment fraud case...
- **Associated Press of Pakistan** — [NCCIA secures seven-year jail terms for three, including foreigner, in Rs 19.4 mlin online fraud case](https://www.app.com.pk/national/nccia-secures-seven-year-jail-terms-for-three-including-foreigner-in-rs-19-4-mlin-online-fraud-case/) · 21 Oct 2026, 8:41 PM PKT · 85% identical wording to the newest filing
  > A court has sentenced three persons, including a foreign national, to seven years in prison each and imposed a combined fine of Rs 250,000 in an online investment fraud case involving Rs19.391 million, following an investigation by the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) Islamabad Circle.

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- [Islamabad court convicts three in online fraud case, including Chinese national](https://harzaviya.com/stories/9123-online-e-fraud-case-chinese-national-among-three-convicted) · 18 Sep 2026 · 2 outlets · 84% related

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