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Main suspect accused of visa fraud in student's suicide case killed in firing by accomplices: police

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Azeem, M. (2026, October 20). Main suspect accused of visa fraud in student's suicide case killed in firing by accomplices: police. Dawn. https://www.dawn.com/news/2038574/main-suspect-accused-of-visa-fraud-in-students-suicide-case-killed-in-firing-by-accomplices-police

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In Islamabad, the main suspect in the case of visa fraud involving Laiba Ijaz, a 20-year-old student who allegedly committed suicide after being defrauded of Rs5 million, was killed following an altercation with police where he and two female accomplices were detained. During transport to find another suspect, four more accomplices on motorcycles opened fire, leading to the death of the main suspect at a hospital due to his injuries. Police are now searching for additional accomplices involved in the fraud scheme.

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Story summary

The prime suspect accused of defrauding a 20-year-old student named Laiba Ijaz, who allegedly died by suicide after losing Rs5 million meant for her US studies, was killed during a shootout with his accomplices in Islamabad. The police had arrested the main suspect and two female accomplices following raids ordered by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. While being transported to locate another suspect, the main suspect's four motorcycle-riding accomplices opened fire on the police party, leading to the suspect's death from injuries sustained during the incident. The police spokesperson stated that the motive was to free the suspect. The case involves International Islamic University and took place in the jurisdiction of the Ramna police station.

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Who wrote this

Munawar Azeem

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Topics

ISLAMABAD International Islamic University Ramna the United States

Subjects

ISLAMABAD GPE · 2× International Islamic University ORG · 1× Laiba Ijaz PERSON · 1× Ramna GPE · 1× Shehbaz Sharif PERSON · 1× the United States GPE · 1×

Narrative

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.

framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-20

2026-10-20 · Dawn

Main suspect accused of visa fraud in student's suicide case killed in firing by accomplices: police · assertive framing

Claims (11 extracted, 2 hedged)

The prime suspect accused of defrauding a 20-year-old student, who allegedly died by suicide, was killed after being shot by his accomplices, according to police. uncertain

who → accuse → police

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 case drew the government’s attention, with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif directing the police to arrest the suspect. asserted

Sharif → draw → suspect

Subsequently, he and two of his female accomplices were later picked up during separate raids in the federal capital. asserted

he → pick → 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. uncertain

accomplices → accord → station

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. asserted

team → say → suspect

spokesperson → open → attempt

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

spokesperson → injure → jackets

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

he → take → injuries

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

spokesperson → say → accomplices