Islamabad, 26 October, 2026 (Kamran Raja): The National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) has uncovered disturbing cases involving the alleged production and online sale of child sexual abuse material, including a case in which a father was accused of making videos of his own children for money, a senior official said on Sunday. Addressing a press conference in Islamabad, NCCIA Additional Director Shoaib Khan said the children involved in the case were between five and six years old and that the videos were allegedly sold through the Telegram application. He said a network had been involved in circulating and selling such material and added that investigators had also uncovered allegations of animal sexual abuse being recorded and distributed. According to the official, the main suspect belonged to Skardu, while investigations were ongoing in Multan, Islamabad and southern Punjab. Khan also said the agency had arrested a suspect in an online sexual harassment case following a complaint from Karachi and warned that action could be taken against parents who knowingly failed to report crimes involving their children.

The NCCIA announced plans to launch awareness campaigns at universities and schools to educate students and parents about online safety and the risks associated with mobile phone use. In a separate development, the agency uncovered three Karachi-based companies allegedly involved in producing and selling animated pornographic content involving minors. NCCIA Deputy Director Shehzad Akbar said the companies allegedly operated in different stages of production and distribution, with one individual suspected of being behind all three operations. The firms reportedly used social media accounts posing as girls and young women to attract clients in the United States and Germany, and allegedly produced material both from existing libraries and on demand. NCCIA Director Tariq Nawaz told Geo News that 42 people had been detained in connection with the cases, including 13 who were formally arrested and remanded into custody by a court. He added that the companies allegedly blackmailed clients after selling them the material. The NCCIA also urged the public to protect personal and financial information, warning people never to share one-time passwords (OTPs) or banking PINs and to remain vigilant against fraudulent websites and online scams.