NCCIA prevents Karachi girl exposed to dark web group from causing self-harm: official

KARACHI: The National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) has prevented a teenage girl in Karachi from causing self-harm after being influenced by a group operating on the dark web, an official told Dawn on Friday. NCCIA Karachi Additional Director Tariq Nawaz said action by the agency was taken after they received a lead from a foreign crime investigation agency, which he did not name. The agency also shared an email, he said, adding that the NCCIA then tracked the relevant user internet protocol (IP) address. The official separately explained while speaking on Geo News programme ‘Aaj…