The National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) has declared 46 online gambling, casino, and unregulated forex trading applications illegal across Pakistan.

 

According to the agency, the apps were banned after investigations revealed they were not only promoting gambling but also collecting users’ personal data and mobile numbers without consent.

 

The banned platforms include betting and casino apps such as Chicken Road, Aviator Game, 1xBet, Betway, Dafabet, 22Bet, Melbet, Parimatch, Bet365, Plinko, 10Cric, Rabona, Casumo, BetWinner, 888Starz, Thunderpick, and B9 Game App.

 

The NCCIA also blocked several apps providing unauthorized access to SIM and CNIC records, including Sim owner details & sim info, Sim owner details, Pak Sim Data | Sim Info, Sim Owner Detail: Verification, Pak E Services & Sim Details, Sim owner details & Packages, Fresh Sim Data Base, Sky Sim Data, Sim Owner Details, and Sim Tracker. Authorities described these as a serious privacy threat.

 

Unregulated forex and binary trading platforms were also declared illegal due to financial exploitation risks. These include Binomo, Capital Core, IQ Option, Pocket Option, Deriv, IQ Cent, Binarium, Kalshi, Insta Forex, Olymp Trade, Evo Trade, Binary Mate, Binary Cent, Cronika, OctaFX, Focus Option, Quotex, First Binary Option, and Close Option.

 

The NCCIA has forwarded the list to the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) for immediate blocking of these applications nationwide. Officials also warned that strict action will be taken against developers and promoters of these illegal platforms.