Can a business profit dispute be turned into a cybercrime/fraud case in Pakistan?
Hey everyone, I received an NCCIA Cyber Crime Circle Peshawar enquiry/call-up notice under PECA Section 14 and Section 160 Cr.P.C.
Background: I had an informal 50-50 online agency partnership with another person. No written contract, no signed agreement. He contributed ad spend, I contributed the skills, operations, client handling, team/delivery work, and agency execution.
After a few months we split. I gave him more than 50% of the clients and kept the rest. I also kept some profit extra because I believed it was fair compensation for my extra work and role in building/delivering the agency.
Now he is claiming I “scammed” him and wants his "share" of the profit. He filed a cybercrime complaint. The notice alleges electronic fraud/impersonation, but there was no fake identity, no hacking, no stolen account, no fake payment method, no unauthorized access, and no money transferred from him into my Pakistani bank account. Most of the money/ad spend stayed in his own Payoneer account. Payments I received were mainly client revenue through platforms like Payoneer/Whop.
My question:
Can this kind of business/profit split dispute realistically become a PECA Section 14 electronic fraud case, or is this mainly a civil/accounting dispute between former partners?
What should my defence focus on when appearing before NCCIA?