By U.Zee
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), Anti-Human Trafficking Circle Islamabad has arrested an alleged education fraudster accused of swindling students out of US$ 10,000 each by offering fake Higher Education Commission (HEC) scholarships and admissions to a United States of America (USA) university.
The suspect, Muhammad Zohaib, son of Muhammad Zulfiqar Bhatti, was arrested from Sialkot Thursday during an operation conducted by the Anti-Human Trafficking Circle Islamabad.
The official said the accused was operating an agency under the name “Broadway Consultancy” in Sialkot and allegedly deceived multiple students and applicants by promising admissions to the University of Nevada, Reno, USA, along with HEC-funded PhD scholarships.
During the investigation, it was revealed that the suspect allegedly collected US$ 10,000 from each victim and provided forged documents purportedly issued by the Higher Education Commission (HEC) Pakistan. The documents were later verified by HEC and declared fake.
The official told APP that a case had been registered against the accused under First Information Report No. 188/26 under Sections 420, 468 and 109 of the Pakistan Penal Code, while further investigation was underway to identify additional victims and possible accomplices. The operation was carried out by an FIA team led by Assistant Director Investigation Muhammad Nauman, assisted by Assistant Sub-Inspectorf Mazhar Shah and other officia
