Archive · 2 Feb 2026
Pakistan Busts Major Child Exploitation Network
Pakistani police recently caught a bad man named Taimur Mahmood who was hurting children.
He was tricking young boys online and making videos of them.
The police found over 600 of these bad videos on his phone.
He was also blackmailing the kids and asking for money.
The police are still investigating and think they might find more bad people involved.
They also arrested another man named Shoaib who was doing similar bad things.
The police are using special tools to catch more people like this and stop them from hurting children.
Pakistani authorities dismantled a major child exploitation network, recovering over 600 abuse videos.
Taimur Mahmood, a resident of Murree, was arrested for posing as a girl online to lure and blackmail underage boys.
Data from Mahmood's phone showed he shared videos and images of children through multiple WhatsApp groups.
Mahmood was also involved in extorting money from victims and was linked to potential dark web networks.
The NCCIA launched an AI-enabled tool to improve investigations of online child sexual exploitation cases.
- Who
- Taimur Mahmood, a resident of Murree, Punjab, Pakistan
- What
- Dismantling of a major child exploitation network and recovery of over 600 child abuse videos
- When
- Recently, with additional operations earlier in the month
- Where
- Rawalpindi and Islamabad, Pakistan
- Why
- To stop the exploitation and blackmail of minors and to investigate the network's extent
- Suspect
- Taimur Mahmood
- Location
- Rawalpindi, Pakistan
- Videos Recovered
- Over 600
- Law Used
- Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA)
- Agency Involved
- National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA)