IIUI gold medalist Laiba Ijaz dies after alleged R...

Summary

• According to a report by Minute Mirror investigators are examining allegations that a man obtained approximately Rs 70 lakh from her family by falsely promising admission to Harvard University.
• According to his account, the suspect, identified as Hamad, allegedly claimed to work at the Supreme Court and used purported connections in the United States to gain the family’s confidence.
• According to the family’s account, Laiba’s father who earns a living selling milk in Islamabad’s G-10 Markaz, sold a plot of land and the family also used her mother’s jewellery to meet the financial demands.

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ISLAMABAD: The death of Laiba Ijaz a 22-year-old gold medalist in Physics at the International Islamic University Islamabad (IIUI), has brought renewed attention to alleged fraud involving overseas university admissions. According to a report by Minute Mirror investigators are examining allegations that a man obtained approximately Rs 70 lakh from her family by falsely promising admission to Harvard University.

FIA Director General Dr. Usman Anwar reportedly told Minute Mirror that the case involved alleged impersonation rather than a conventional visa consultancy scam. According to his account, the suspect, identified as Hamad, allegedly claimed to work at the Supreme Court and used purported connections in the United States to gain the family’s confidence. A woman allegedly assisted him by posing as a contact based in America.