Pakistan Court Jails Visa Fraud Suspect Over Student Suicide

An Islamabad court detained a primary suspect for five days following a student suicide linked to a visa scam.

An Islamabad court placed a primary suspect in police custody for five days following the suicide of a young physics graduate who lost millions in a fake university scholarship scheme. The victim paid the money for supposed studies in the United States before discovering her documents were fraudulent. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif intervened, prompting law enforcement to arrest the suspect and two female accomplices.

• The backgroundThe twenty-year-old victim studied physics at the International Islamic University Islamabad before her death.
• The accusationThe main suspect allegedly collected millions of rupees under the guise of securing foreign university admission and employment.
• The suspectThe arrested individual previously worked in the Quetta Anti-Corruption Department prior to his dismissal.