The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) in collaboration with the Pakistan Telecommunication Agency (PTA) unearthed nine illegal gateway exchanges and seized 997 active SIM cards during a raid in Sargodha.
Addressing a press conference on Saturday, FIA Deputy Director Samiur Rehman Khan Jami said the accused were operating the gateway exchanges at a house in Sargodha. Furthermore, he said that the accused opened fire on the raiding team, injuring one forensic officer Waqar Javed, before managing to escape.
Jami said the FIA had registered an FIR against the accused, adding that a forensic report would reveal the duration of the illegal gateway exchanges.