ISLAMABAD: The accused involved in allegedly defrauding International Islamic University Islamabad (IIUI) student Laiba in the name of a US visa was killed in firing by his own accomplices, police said on Tuesday.

A spokesperson for the Islamabad police confirmed the killing of the accused.

According to him, the under-custody accused was killed during firing on a police team in the jurisdiction of Ramna police station.

The spokesperson said a police team was taking the accused for recovery on his disclosure and pointation when four accomplices on two motorcycles allegedly opened indiscriminate fire on the police party in an attempt to get him freed.

The under-custody accused was injured in firing of his accomplices, while the police team remained safe due to bulletproof jackets and protective measures, the spokesperson said.

The injured accused was shifted to a hospital for medical assistance where he succumbed to his injuries, he added.

The spokesperson said the accused was nominated in the case of Laiba Ijaz, the student who committed suicide in Ramna police jurisdiction, and search operations were underway for arrest of his other accomplices.

He said a brother and cousins of the accused were already in jail, while cases of Rs8.5 million fraud were registered against them with the City Police Station, Mansehra. The deceased was a proclaimed offender in the said case.

On the other hand, police were unable to give any details about recovery of the money looted in the fraud from the slain accused.

Published in Dawn, October 21st, 2026

ISLAMABAD: The prime suspect accused of defrauding a 20-year-old student, who died allegedly by suicide, was killed after being shot by his accomplices in Islamabad on Tuesday, claimed police.

Laiba Ijaz, a student at International Islamic University, was said to have been defrauded of Rs5 million, which she had paid to move to the United States for further studies. An agent was accused of handing her fake travel documents.

The case drew the government’s attention, with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif directing the police to arrest the suspect. Subsequently, he and two of his female accomplices were picked up during separate raids in the federal capital.

According to the Islamabad police spokesperson, the prime suspect sustained injuries when his accomplices opened fire on cops in the jurisdiction of Ramna police station on Tuesday.

The spokesperson said the main suspect has shared information about another suspect, and a police team was taking him to track down the second suspect. It was then that four of the main suspect’s accomplices, who were on two motorcycles, “opened indiscriminate fire on the police party in an attempt get the main suspect freed”, the spokesperson added.

The main suspect was injured in the firing while the police team remained safe “due to bulletproof jackets and protective measures”, the spokesperson said.

The injured suspect was taken to a hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries, he added.

Search operations were underway for arrest of his other accomplices, the spokesperson said.

The case

A case following Ijaz’s death was registered at the Ramna police station under Sections 322 (unintentional murder) and 34 (acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention) of the Pakistan Penal Code.

Another separate case was registered by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on a complaint filed by Ijaz’s maternal uncle under provisions relating to cheating, abetment and immigration-related fraud.

According to the FIA, the main suspect had allegedly obtained millions of rupees from Ijaz’s family with the help of a female accomplice and by misrepresenting his identity and professional status.

The money was allegedly taken on the pretext of securing employment for her brother and arranging her admission to Harvard University in the US. The suspect was accused of giving Ijaz fake travel documents.

ISLAMABAD: Four capital police officials allegedly involved in a dacoity at the house of Chinese nationals in the capital’s F-7/1 sector have been arrested, a police officer confirmed.

The officer said the four officials, who were in uniform, committed the dacoity along with an accomplice. The police arrested all four officials and initiated legal proceedings against them.

It was the fourth house dacoity in which Chinese nationals had been targeted since Aug 29. In three of the incidents, the criminals disguised themselves as officials. During investigations into two of the cases, serving capital police personnel were identified as suspects.

In the latest incident, a gang of dacoits in police uniforms raided a house in F-7/1 and looted Rs2 million in cash and a mobile phone worth Rs15,000. The police registered a case under Section 395 (dacoity) of the Pakistan Penal Code.

According to the FIR, two Chinese nationals were residing in the house. At around 2:20am, a man in police uniform entered the premises and went to the servants’ quarters.

He woke up a security guard assigned to the day shift and a driver who were sleeping there and took them outside. He then led them to a black Toyota Corolla fitted with a revolving police light.

Four men, three of them in police uniforms, were sitting in the car and were armed with weapons. They subsequently took the guard and driver back inside the premises along with the vehicle.

The gunmen then climbed into the house through a window and held the two Chinese nationals at gunpoint. They detained the foreigners and two servants in the drawing room and looted Rs2 million in cash.

The security guard suspected that the other guard had colluded with the dacoits and opened the gate for the man who had woken him and the driver after reaching the quarters.

After registering the case, the police launched an investigation and identified the suspects with the help of CCTV footage. The officials were subsequently arrested.

Last month, three serving capital police personnel were found involved in operating a dacoit gang in Islamabad along with other accomplices.

Their involvement was exposed during the investigation into a dacoity on Sept 13, when gunmen dressed in police uniforms raided the house of two Chinese nationals in G-10/4 and looted Rs8 million.

Published in Dawn, October 20th, 2026