Islamabad, Jan. 29 (TNS): In a major crackdown against child abuse post Zainab tragedy, the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) extended the scope of its investigation into child sexual abuse and pornography countrywide, following the arrest of a suspect involved in online trading of such content, local media quoting FIA Deputy Director reported on Monday.
FIA Deputy Director Khalid Anis said that the scope of investigation has been extended on the directives of FIA’s director general.
“A two-member team has been formed, while letters have been written to FIA offices all over the country,” Anis said.
The team comprises FIA officials Imran Haider and Salman Khan, added the deputy director.
On Sunday, the FIA arrested a man, Taimur Maqsood, for possessing and dealing in child porn videos from Jhang’s Satellite town.
During the raid, 60 gigabytes of data, a laptop, mobile phone, banned films and other equipment was recovered from the suspect, who is an electrical engineer by profession.
