Overview
- Police say threats to traders and builders were placed from foreign-registered or spoofed numbers, including lines linked to Iran, Nigeria and the Philippines.
- At least eight extortion incidents were reported since September 27, spanning Malir, Bahadurabad, Soldier Bazaar, Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Nazimabad, Garden and Saddar.
- The latest sweep yielded eight arrests, following earlier actions that included three arrests in a Dec. 13 Nazimabad raid and one suspect killed with five arrested in Soldier Bazaar on Dec. 2.
- The SIU reports 171 extortion-related complaints in 2025, with 75 confirmed as genuine, 71 of those traced, 128 suspects identified, six killed in encounters and 91 arrests this year.
- Sindh officials say ringleaders are based abroad, the chief minister has announced plans to seek red notices, and business liaison officials report no federal red warrants issued so far.