Prime Minister orders arrest of man accused of defrauding student who later died

The death of student Laiba Aijaz led Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to call the Islamabad police chief, Inspector General Mohammad Sohail Chaudhry, and Chief Commissioner Sohail Ashraf, directing them to apprehend the individual accused of defrauding her family. Police registered a case under sections 322 and 34 of the Pakistan Penal Code, and the Federal Investigation Agency began a probe, conducting raids and adding the suspect to a stop list to prevent his departure from the country.

The accused falsely claimed to work as an accountant at the Supreme Court of Pakistan and was not a licensed visa agent. He allegedly received Rs550,000 to secure employment for Laiba’s brother and Rs7.2 million for a promised Harvard University admission. Laiba, a recent graduate of the International Islamic University Islamabad, was found hanging in a green-belt area of the G-10 Bazaar after her father reported her missing. Her body was taken to the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences for autopsy, and forensic samples were sealed for analysis.