Pakistan arrests 258 Vietnamese & Chinese scammers in Islamabad for running transnational scam operations
Sparco Plaza (Gulberg Greens) was the location where all foreigners were operating from. All 258 had entered on visit, tourist and business visas, according to the report. Is Pakistan Becoming the New Hub for Global Cyber-Scam Call Centers?
Islamabad, 14 August 2026, In a sweeping action that has drawn quiet concern among regional observers, Pakistan’s Federal Investigation Agency has registered a First Information Report (FIR) against 258 foreign nationals, majorly Vietnamese, with significant numbers of Indonesians and Chinese, for allegedly operating a call-centre style business in Islamabad while holding visit, tourist or business visas. All 258 were run through the Integrated Border Management System, most of them entered Pakistan through visitor visa.
The FIR, numbered FIR/AHTC-GL-581/28 and dated 11 August 2026, was filed by the FIA’s Anti-Human Trafficking Circle under Section 14 of the Foreigners Act 1946. The accused were found at Sparco Plaza in Gulberg Greens after what the agency described as “source information” that 200–300 foreigners were engaged in commercial activities inconsistent with the purpose of their visas.
According to the istighasa report, the individuals had established “a huge call center type business setup.” Their particulars were checked against the Integrated Border Management System, after which the entire group was booked. No distinction appears to have been made between organisers, employees, or those whose presence may have been incidental. All 258 were treated as accused.
Chief Commissioner of the Islamabad Capital Territory issued an extraordinary notification on the same day, 11 August 2026, formally declaring SPARCO Plaza, Gulberg Greens itself a “Sub-Jail/Lock Up” for the purpose of detaining the 258 foreign nationals arrested by the FIA. Issued under Section 541 of the Criminal Procedure Code and the Prisons Act 1894, the order places the entire security of the makeshift facility and the detained persons under the exclusive responsibility of the Director General of the FIA, the same agency that conducted the raid and registered the case.
Who was detained
The nationalities recorded in the FIR annexure break down as follows.
Full list of the 258 accused
| S.No. | Name | Passport No. | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | Tran Quoc Huy | E05216606 | Vietnam |
2 | Ta Van Tuan | E04613835 | Vietnam |
3 | Sujatwidodo Jimmy | E2801797 | Indonesia |
4 | Rizki Baryan | E1749553 | Indonesia |
5 | Huynh Van Truong | E04934216 | Vietnam |
6 | Handoko Yudi | E2701128 | Indonesia |
7 | Tran Thi Van Anh | E04656361 | Vietnam |
8 | Dang Thi Hoai | E05161272 | Vietnam |
9 | Zakaria Zakaria | X9302464 | Indonesia |
10 | Muhammad Jeri Wahyudi | X9466808 | Indonesia |
11 | Luong Xang Hung | P04018874 | Vietnam |
12 | Ly Su May | E04470369 | Vietnam |
13 | Nguyen Thi Ngoc Tuyen | P04077101 | Vietnam |
14 | Vo Tuan Kiet | E04899022 | Vietnam |
15 | Vo Van Viet | P03807791 | Vietnam |
16 | Nguyen Hoang Luc | E05198748 | Vietnam |
17 | Ly Ngoc Quang | E05260733 | Vietnam |
18 | A Quoc | E04900836 | Vietnam |
19 | Tran Minh Phat | E05220893 | Vietnam |
20 | Nguyen Viet Phuc | X0088559 | Vietnam |
21 | Nguyen Cao Long | E04844631 | Vietnam |
22 | Ta Thi Ly | E04978878 | Vietnam |
23 | Hoang Ba Duan | E02708035 | Vietnam |
24 | Tran Quoc Tuan | E05277152 | Vietnam |
25 | Ho Van Loc | E05260734 | Vietnam |
26 | Vy Van Ve | E05199337 | Vietnam |
27 | Chandara Chandra | X5647961 | Indonesia |
28 | Tran Thi Han | E05114658 | Vietnam |
29 | Dinata Madan Daniko | X3833156 | Indonesia |
30 | Vu Van Kha | C7785341 | Vietnam |
31 | Pham Quoc Nhut | P03039828 | Vietnam |
32 | Junda Fanda Seni | E6563916 | Indonesia |
33 | Dinata Susaba Aldian | X7043678 | Indonesia |
34 | Dinh Van Ha | E02481240 | Vietnam |
35 | Junda Junda | E8261677 | Indonesia |
36 | Vo Xuan Dat | E05247126 | Vietnam |
37 | Sari Anggi Permata | Y0230117 | Indonesia |
38 | Bui Van Taon | E05227074 | Vietnam |
39 | Shombing Jefri | X9705366 | Indonesia |
40 | Nguyen Thi Can | C6607080 | Vietnam |
41 | Bui Sy Minh | E01113361 | Vietnam |
42 | Taufik Hidayat | E7673457 | Indonesia |
43 | Nguyen Van Hie | E04118635 | Vietnam |
44 | Yuda Pratanna | X9302456 | Indonesia |
45 | Nguyen Phuoch | P01810374 | Vietnam |
46 | Li Huynh Hai Oum | E05199347 | Vietnam |
47 | Jehar Mahesha | X9709415 | Indonesia |
48 | Nguyen Duc Manh | E04202931 | Vietnam |
49 | Sandi M | X865015 | Indonesia |
50 | Luong Van Bang | E03981159 | Vietnam |
51 | Nguyen Van Tieu | E02738602 | Vietnam |
52 | Nguyen Vu Truong | E05227286 | Vietnam |
53 | Phung Minh Nghia | P02037918 | Vietnam |
54 | Nguyen Thi Thu Ha | E05126581 | Vietnam |
55 | Mazhura Nurdian | X8907071 | Indonesia |
56 | Dang Ho Nhat Huy | E05198244 | Vietnam |
57 | Nguyen Tuong Quy | P03779499 | Vietnam |
58 | Le Thanh Phuong | E04595730 | Vietnam |
59 | Tran Quoc Phuong | P02877591 | Vietnam |
60 | Tat Buu Phuong | E04080259 | Vietnam |
61 | Na Van Phong | E04107054 | Vietnam |
62 | Hoang Tien Phi | E04446371 | Vietnam |
63 | Angga Saputra | X9135716 | Indonesia |
64 | Huynh Thi Dieu | P01719325 | Vietnam |
65 | Rahamawati Siti | Y0230122 | Indonesia |
66 | Xin Van Thuong | E01953359 | Vietnam |
67 | Hoang Manh Son | E05263476 | Vietnam |
68 | Siti Nurrasiah Putri | X8005692 | Indonesia |
69 | Phan Linh Nhat | E05220713 | Vietnam |
70 | Ngo Ngoc Son | C3540473 | Vietnam |
71 | Le Trung Duy | P01616179 | Vietnam |
72 | Bui Van Quyen | E05199336 | Vietnam |
73 | Ramadhani Ramadhani | X8685016 | Indonesia |
74 | Tran Thi Huong Giang | N2272247 | Vietnam |
75 | Tran Thi Hoang Loan | E04891842 | Vietnam |
76 | Ngo Trung Tin | P01056045 | Vietnam |
77 | M Aldi | X7914589 | Indonesia |
78 | Nguyen Dai Vung | E05163981 | Vietnam |
79 | Sitanggang | X8005959 | Indonesia |
80 | Enik Tusyadi | X9312718 | Indonesia |
81 | Doan Luu Binh | E64825735 | Vietnam |
82 | Nguyen Thu Thang | P01002064 | Vietnam |
83 | Heri Setiawan Sianturi | X8684759 | Indonesia |
84 | Diyah Diyah | X5808059 | Indonesia |
85 | Nguyen Hoang Thien | P02056525 | Vietnam |
86 | Tran Van Tung | E04317959 | Vietnam |
87 | Dao Thauli Tuan | E05124206 | Vietnam |
88 | Ly Van Vinh | E05199424 | Vietnam |
89 | Pham Thi Yen | P00860171 | Vietnam |
90 | Nguyen Huu Thanh | P03154487 | Vietnam |
91 | Nguyen Dac | E05246154 | Vietnam |
92 | Luu Van Hiep | P04668192 | Vietnam |
93 | Nguyen Truong Vinh | E04081213 | Vietnam |
94 | Nguyen Do Van Linh | P03792671 | Vietnam |
95 | Dong Minh Thuan | E02695762 | Vietnam |
96 | Le Thi Cam Van | P02688630 | Vietnam |
97 | Ban Thua Doc | E04975773 | Vietnam |
98 | Nguyen Dieu Laneng | E05165149 | Vietnam |
99 | Tran Minh Duc | P04706225 | Vietnam |
100 | Tran Bao Quoc | E05107525 | Vietnam |
101 | Tinh Duc Dat | E05260802 | Vietnam |
102 | Mai Thi Ngoc Yen | E01384539 | Vietnam |
103 | Nguyen | E04934266 | Vietnam |
104 | Pham Van Dat | P00309918 | Vietnam |
105 | Huang Minggui | EJ7128289 | China |
106 | Ho | E05372659 | China |
107 | Do | E02677469 | Vietnam |
108 | Nghiem Suan Tuyen | P03335186 | Vietnam |
109 | Vo | E04150341 | Vietnam |
110 | Chen | EC8510637 | China |
111 | Yan | EQ0829115 | Vietnam |
112 | Nguyen | E04460164 | Vietnam |
113 | Nguyen | E05275880 | Vietnam |
114 | Do Tuan Anh | E9538145 | Vietnam |
115 | Long | P03396933 | Vietnam |
116 | Chen Kun | EC4771152 | China |
117 | Lao Yiming | ER1227808 | China |
118 | Li Jun | EG2158401 | China |
119 | He Shaochuan | EP3035595 | China |
120 | Tang Zihao | ER4803902 | China |
121 | Nguyen The Manh | E04086239 | Vietnam |
122 | Vu Van Hoi | P02898596 | Vietnam |
123 | Nguyen Van Thang | E02670499 | Vietnam |
124 | Vu Van Hoi | E05300834 | Vietnam |
125 | Vinh Van Manh | E05405987 | Vietnam |
126 | Dinata Madan | X6283156 | Indonesia |
127 | Doan Luu | E04825735 | Vietnam |
128 | Le Van | E05223561 | Vietnam |
129 | Ca | P03382236 | Vietnam |
130 | Pham Dang | E05277064 | Vietnam |
131 | Ca Van | E00043874 | Vietnam |
132 | Ingot Sumuan Zola | X5240185 | Indonesia |
133 | Nguyen Anh | E04573395 | Vietnam |
134 | Pham Thanh | E05176660 | Vietnam |
135 | Nguyen Vu | E00344477 | Vietnam |
136 | Nguyen Vu | E00328933 | Vietnam |
137 | Nguyen Tien | E04198279 | Vietnam |
138 | Tran Van | E03083177 | Vietnam |
139 | Adim Nuriksan | X9513565 | Indonesia |
140 | Nguyen Van | E00736851 | Vietnam |
141 | Truong Duc | E03596229 | Vietnam |
142 | Bui Quy | E05102671 | Vietnam |
143 | Zhang | EP8903227 | China |
144 | Hu | EF7820007 | China |
145 | Li | EL6853119 | China |
146 | He Daogang | EN0936410 | China |
147 | Wang Shuaifei | EN8579454 | China |
148 | Gao | EP2065339 | China |
149 | Zhou | ER1009624 | China |
150 | Wang Haoxin | ER1041299 | China |
151 | Sun Zhixin | EL8454374 | China |
152 | Zhu | EK7773309 | China |
153 | Lang Viet | P02664633 | Vietnam |
154 | Dao Van | E04999331 | Vietnam |
155 | Luong Duy | P03435158 | Vietnam |
156 | Zhu | E00113734 | China |
157 | Pham Nhu | P02748302 | Vietnam |
158 | Hoang Ngoc Thien | E04143468 | Vietnam |
159 | Pham Thi | P02442305 | Vietnam |
160 | Tran Bich | P01994144 | Vietnam |
161 | Nguyen Phong | P00033858 | Vietnam |
162 | Nguyen Thi Hong Ha | E02733222 | Vietnam |
163 | Trieu Thi Kim | E03999129 | Vietnam |
164 | Tran Thi | P04149065 | Vietnam |
165 | Nguyen Thi Trang | E04441250 | Vietnam |
166 | Le Thi Cam | P02686304 | Vietnam |
167 | Nguyen Ngoc | E00967236 | Vietnam |
168 | Nguyen Thi Que | E04880779 | Vietnam |
169 | Ho Thi Thu | E04642880 | Vietnam |
170 | Hoang Thi Gam | E01607582 | Vietnam |
171 | Nguyen Thi Thanh Giang | E01452631 | Vietnam |
172 | To Thien Thanh | P04069137 | Vietnam |
173 | Nguyen Trong Hieu | P04335019 | Vietnam |
174 | Ho | P04337002 | Vietnam |
175 | Nguyen Namh Cuong | P04328794 | Vietnam |
176 | Tran Kim | P04328796 | Vietnam |
177 | Huynh Thi Lam | E05195121 | Vietnam |
178 | Pham | P04328797 | Vietnam |
179 | Nguyen Hoang Vinh | P04333441 | Vietnam |
180 | Nguyen Thanh | P04333440 | Vietnam |
181 | Zhang Hengxuan | EH3089450 | China |
182 | Dinh Thong | E05135639 | Vietnam |
183 | Nguyen Duc Viet | P00156604 | Vietnam |
184 | Tang Zhenjie | EN8095961 | China |
185 | Nhu Thuong | E05257338 | Vietnam |
186 | Nguyen Huynh Nhu | C4418937 | Vietnam |
187 | Huu Thien | E05243199 | Vietnam |
188 | Van Thang | E05284712 | Vietnam |
189 | Quoc An | E05184874 | Vietnam |
190 | Bai Loi | E05284946 | Vietnam |
191 | Duc Xuang | P04329714 | Vietnam |
192 | Van Nghi Do | E04395067 | Vietnam |
193 | Huu Hiep | E04549520 | Vietnam |
194 | Van Thuong | E04356489 | Vietnam |
195 | Yang Zhitong | EJ2579309 | China |
196 | Liao Wentao | ES0776234 | China |
197 | Ding Kun | ES0334554 | China |
198 | Wang Gui | EJ7594040 | China |
199 | Chen Naizhi | EF4399737 | China |
200 | Gong Lei | EL0021316 | China |
201 | Hoang Duc | E05190289 | Vietnam |
202 | Quyet Chien | E03693930 | Vietnam |
203 | Ham Kheim | E03810089 | Vietnam |
204 | Thao Nguyen | E05162692 | Vietnam |
205 | Dovan Quang | P03456153 | Vietnam |
206 | Tien Tu Hong | E05198768 | Vietnam |
207 | Nhut Nam | P04085612 | Vietnam |
208 | M Sandi | X8685015 | Indonesia |
209 | Ahmed Rafqi Jahanawan | X9509001 | Indonesia |
210 | Dedy Marwanto | E6557719 | Indonesia |
211 | Nguyen Hoai | C5064268 | Vietnam |
212 | Van Thai | E05406826 | Vietnam |
213 | Mah Huy | P01375209 | Vietnam |
214 | Ban Luong | E05261387 | Vietnam |
215 | Hia Nam | P03899203 | Vietnam |
216 | Gia Minh | P03473815 | Vietnam |
217 | Trung Thang | E05275515 | Vietnam |
218 | Thi Hoi | P03652555 | Vietnam |
219 | Ho Minh Phi | E05227075 | Vietnam |
220 | Dai Longping | EQ2770361 | China |
221 | Huang Nian | EQ2770040 | China |
222 | Cao Yang | EF1721945 | China |
223 | Li Ti Yuan | EM2055594 | China |
224 | Wang Kai | E105212408 | China |
225 | An Guangqi | EG0831854 | China |
226 | Ao Guoyin | EN2489157 | China |
227 | Wong Wei Yang | K63475371 | Malaysia |
228 | Fu Longlin | EE1706638 | China |
229 | Shen Jinan | EK9328368 | China |
230 | Viet Tuan | E04801276 | Vietnam |
231 | Quynh Nhu | E05095396 | Vietnam |
232 | Van Trung | E04916926 | Vietnam |
233 | Phan Duong | C9811605 | Vietnam |
234 | Nhat Ha | E05211239 | Vietnam |
235 | Phuoc Loc | E05172164 | Vietnam |
236 | Li Ling Yun | EP4299718 | China |
237 | Liu Yang | EI3032049 | China |
238 | Dai Xianglong | ER5452665 | China |
239 | Van Long | P08448241 | Vietnam |
240 | Thi Thao By | E04150306 | Vietnam |
241 | Ngo Hoai | C3759623 | Vietnam |
242 | Phat Hung | E01432103 | Vietnam |
243 | Nguyen Minh Tong | E05200546 | Vietnam |
244 | Le Binh | P02617913 | Vietnam |
245 | Ngoc Ha | E04150322 | Vietnam |
246 | Van Bien | E04325797 | Vietnam |
247 | Minh Thani | E04693739 | Vietnam |
248 | Tien Py | L4424408 | Vietnam |
249 | Van Minh | P04331083 | Vietnam |
250 | Tuong Nguyen | P04337710 | Vietnam |
251 | Ho Sy Binh | P04337832 | Vietnam |
252 | Nguyen Van Thao | P04336038 | Vietnam |
253 | Qian Youwei | ER7985766 | China |
254 | Wan Tang | E05195119 | Vietnam |
255 | Huynh Minh Kha | E04818377 | Vietnam |
256 | Tong Van Thai | P02285728 | Vietnam |
257 | Doan Xuan | E04655070 | Vietnam |
258 | Jin Meng | ER2776992 | China |
Documents referenced
- FIR/AHTC-GL-581/28, dated 11 August 2026, registered by the FIA Anti-Human Trafficking Circle under Section 14 of the Foreigners Act 1946.
- Notification of the Chief Commissioner, Islamabad Capital Territory, dated 11 August 2026, declaring SPARCO Plaza, Gulberg Greens a Sub-Jail / Lock Up under Section 541 CrPC and the Prisons Act 1894.