KARACHI: Pakistan Telecommunication Authority and the Federal Investigation Agency raided a call centre at Lakson Square building, Sarwar Shaheed Road, here and confiscated two illegal Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) gateways installed at separate floors. They also arrested two persons from the scene, the PTA said in a press release.

The raid was conducted on information obtained through PTA’s facility which detected illegal telecom traffic, it said.

The PTA has launched a campaign against grey traffic and constituted a team of highly technical professionals and dedicated workers to check the illegal activities.

“The team monitors illegal activities 24 hours a day and adopts different procedures and processes to apprehend the culprits and prevent losses to the national exchequer,” it said.

PTA Chairman Dr Mohammad Yaseen warned all those involved in the illegal telecom business to stop their activities, otherwise the authority would take strict action against them.

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