Laiba Ijaz’s father thanks PM, Mohsin Naqvi, says ‘state is indeed like a mother’

Mohsin Naqvi expressed his sympathies to the bereaved family and offered Fateha and prayers for the forgiveness of the deceased. He also briefed the family on progress in the Laiba Ijaz case.

The interior minister said the entire team had worked day and night on the case and that fulfilling the promise made to the family was a responsibility.

Laiba’s father thanked the prime minister and Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi. He said he had heard that the state was like a mother, but the family had now come to believe it.

Islamabad Chief Commissioner, Inspector General of Police and other relevant officials were also present during the visit.

Main accused in Laiba Ejaz fraud case killed in firing

Noman, the main accused in the fraud case involving International Islamic University Islamabad gold medallist Laiba Ijaz, was killed after unidentified men opened fire while police were taking him for a recovery operation.

According to police officials, the incident took place within the limits of Ramna Police Station. The police team was taking the accused, who was in custody, to recover evidence when four unidentified men riding two motorcycles allegedly opened fire in an attempt to free him.

Noman sustained injuries and later died. Police officials said the team remained safe due to bulletproof jackets and other security measures.

A search operation is under way to arrest the accused’s alleged accomplices, police said.

Noman was the main accused in the case involving Laiba Ijaz, who died by suicide after allegedly being defrauded. He had allegedly taken Rs9 million on the pretext of arranging student visas to send students to the United States.

According to police sources, the accused had allegedly carried out similar frauds against dozens of women. He was also accused of sexually harassing 26 women.

Accused admitted to defrauding Laiba

Police said Noman admitted after his arrest that he had deceived Laiba and defrauded her.

Laiba had contacted him in February this year through her friend Aiza. The two friends had started an online TikShop business, but it did not succeed.

Aiza’s brother, Azhar, lives in the United States. Laiba had discussed obtaining a US visa through Aiza.

Accused allegedly impersonated Laiba’s friend

According to the investigation, Noman contacted Laiba from another phone number while pretending to be Aiza. He also created a fake Gmail account in the name of Aiza’s brother, Azhar.

The accused allegedly remained in contact with Laiba through these two fake accounts.

Police said Noman used artificial intelligence to prepare fake documents for Laiba’s student visa.

Investigators obtained part of the chat exchanged between Laiba and the accused. Noman’s mobile phone was sent to a forensic laboratory to uncover further evidence and establish more facts about the case.