Student's suicide case: Islamabad court grants interim bail to co-suspect

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Asad, M. (2026, October 15). Student's suicide case: Islamabad court grants interim bail to co-suspect. Dawn. https://www.dawn.com/news/2037366/students-suicide-case-islamabad-court-grants-interim-bail-to-co-suspect

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Dawn · collected 2026-10-15 · by Malik Asad

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On Thursday, an Islamabad court granted interim bail until October 20 to a co-suspect in a case related to the alleged suicide of Laiba Ijaz, a 20-year-old student at International Islamic University who was defrauded of Rs5 million for fake travel documents. The suspect appeared before the court and posted surety bonds worth Rs20,000. The case involves charges including unintentional murder and immigration fraud, with the main suspect arrested and in police custody.
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On October 15, an Islamabad court granted interim bail until October 20 to a co-suspect in the case of Laiba Ijaz, a 20-year-old student from International Islamic University who allegedly committed suicide after being defrauded of Rs5 million. The money was intended for her move to the United States for further studies, but she received fake travel documents. The main suspect has been arrested and is in police custody, while the co-suspect, linked to forgery, was granted bail against surety bonds worth Rs20,000 after arguing his innocence. The court will hear further arguments on October 20 regarding the bail matter.

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📰 Student Suicide Case Bail Hearing
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“While both articles discuss the suicide of Laiba Aijaz due to visa fraud, Article B focuses on a court granting interim bail to a co-suspect in the case, which is a different event that occurred later.”
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Malik Asad
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Topics

District and Sessions Judge FIA ISLAMABAD International Islamic University the United States

Subjects

Ijaz PERSON · 4× FIA ORG · 2× District and Sessions Judge ORG · 1× Harvard University ORG · 1× ISLAMABAD GPE · 1× International Islamic University ORG · 1× Laiba Ijaz PERSON · 1× Muhammad Afzal Majoka PERSON · 1× the Federal Investigation Agency ORG · 1× the United States GPE · 1×

Narrative

A case following Ijaz’s death was registered at 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.
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Claims (13 extracted, 3 hedged)

Additional District and Sessions Judge Muhammad Afzal Majoka on Thursday granted interim bail until Oct 20 to a co-suspect in a case pertaining to the alleged suicide of a 20-year-old student, who was allegedly defrauded of millions. uncertain
who → grant → millions
Laiba Ijaz, a student at International Islamic University, is said to have been defrauded of Rs5 million, which she had paid to move to the United States for further studies. asserted
she → say → studies
An agent is said to have handed her the travel documents that were later found to be fake. asserted
that → say → documents
The main suspect in the case has been arrested and remanded in police custody. asserted
suspect → arrest → custody
On Thursday, a co-suspect, linked to the forgery, was granted bail against surety bonds worth Rs20,000. asserted
suspect → link → bonds
The co-suspect appeared before the court along with his counsel, who argued that his client was innocent and had been “deliberately” implicated in the case. asserted
client → appear → case
After hearing the initial arguments, the court granted interim relief to the co-suspect and sought responses from the relevant parties before proceeding further on the matter of the bail. asserted
court → hear → bail
The court issued notices to the parties, directing them to present their arguments at the next hearing on Oct 20. asserted
court → issue → Oct
A case following Ijaz’s death was registered at 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. asserted
case → follow → Code
A 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. asserted
case → register → cheating
According to the FIA, the main suspect allegedly obtained millions of rupees from Ijaz’s family with the help of a female accomplice and by misrepresenting his identity and professional status. uncertain
suspect → accord → identity
The money was allegedly taken on the pretext of securing employment for her brother and arranging her admission to Harvard University in the US. uncertain
money → take → US
The suspect is accused of giving Ijaz fake travel documents. asserted
suspect → accuse → documents
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