Officials in Karachi have uncovered a major extortion case in which a gang operating from Lahore allegedly made repeated calls demanding large sums from business owners in the city.
The investigation revealed that the prime suspect, Junaid, had saved numbers used for extortion calls on his phone and coordinated with accomplices to target traders and showrooms.
Among the reported incidents: a car-showroom owner received a threat demanding Rs 5 million, and a trader was told to pay up to Rs 10 crore.
Law-enforcement agencies have arrested multiple suspects and are tracing the network’s roots in Lahore, potentially uncovering a wider extortion racket spanning cities.