Pakistan, June 6 -- ISLAMABAD - The Federal Investigation (FIA) has registered a major case exposing a multibillion-rupee scam linked to illegal online activities and shady call centres. The investigation has already led to the arrest of a woman named Nida and a private bank manager accused of aiding the criminal network.

The case was launched after the State Bank of Pakistan flagged billions of rupees in suspicious transactions across 36 different company accounts. These findings triggered a deeper probe by the FIA's Commercial Banking Circle in Islamabad, revealing a widespread fraud network.

According to investigators, the network operated illegal call centres and ran multiple online scams, including gambling sites, fake loan apps, f...