--- title: "FIA Investigates Alleged Rs. 172 Billion Call Centre Scandal in Islamabad" description: "Most outlets reported that the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has formed a joint investigation team to probe an alleged Rs. 172 billion digital fraud and money-laundering case involving Islamabad call centres. ProPakistani led with the formation of the nine-member team, while Daily Pakistan (English) highlighted the nature of the alleged scam as digital fraud and money laundering. Both framed the story as a major financial investigation." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/8553-islamabad-call-centre-scam-fia-probes-alleged-rs172-billion site: HarZaviya language: en --- # FIA Investigates Alleged Rs. 172 Billion Call Centre Scandal in Islamabad pakistan · updated 15 Sep 2026, 3:14 PM PKT · 14–15 Sep 2026 · 5 articles from 4 outlets **HarZaviya summary** — how 4 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts: > Most outlets reported that the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has formed a joint investigation team to probe an alleged Rs. 172 billion digital fraud and money-laundering case involving Islamabad call centres. ProPakistani led with the formation of the nine-member team, while Daily Pakistan (English) highlighted the nature of the alleged scam as digital fraud and money laundering. Both framed the story as a major financial investigation. ## Same story from 4 outlets Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source. - **Minute Mirror** — [FIA revives Rs172bn call centre fraud probe, forms...](https://minutemirror.com.pk/fia-revives-rs172bn-call-centre-fraud-probe-forms-9-member-jit-630455/) · 15 Sep 2026, 3:14 PM PKT > The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has revived its investigation into an alleged Rs172 billion call centre fraud and money-laundering - **Pakistan Observer** — [FIA launches fresh probe into alleged Rs172bn call centre fraud](https://pakobserver.net/fia-launches-fresh-probe-into-alleged-rs172bn-call-centre-fraud/) · 15 Sep 2026, 1:01 PM PKT · 91% identical wording to the newest filing > ISLAMABAD – The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has launched a fresh investigation into an alleged Rs172 billion fraud and money… - **Daily Pakistan (English)** — [Islamabad call centre scam: FIA probes alleged Rs172 billion laundering](https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/15-Sep-2026/islamabad-call-centre-scam-fia-probes-alleged-rs172-billion-laundering) · 15 Sep 2026, 9:45 AM PKT · 82% identical wording to the newest filing > ISLAMABAD – The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has launched an investigation into an alleged Rs172 billion digital fraud and money-laundering scandal involving call centres in Islamabad. The scandal has resurfaced after two years, with the possibility that senior government officials may also be involved. FIA has formed a new nine-member Joint Investigation Team (JIT) to […] - **ProPakistani** — [FIA Forms Team to Solve Cryptic Rs. 172 Billion Islamabad Call Centre Case](https://propakistani.pk/2026/09/14/fia-forms-team-to-solve-cryptic-rs-172-billion-islamabad-call-centre-scam/) · 14 Sep 2026, 10:46 PM PKT · 80% identical wording to the newest filing > The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has formed a nine-member joint investigation team (JIT) to investigate an alleged Rs. 172 billion… Read More ## Part of a bigger story Other stories whose coverage resembles this one, nearest first. 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