ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Monday directed a special court in Karachi to wind up the Axact fake degrees case within six weeks.
Chief Justice of Pakistan Mian Saqib Nisar, who headed a three-member bench of the apex court, observed the special court has been hearing the case since 2015 and asked as to what was the reason behind such delay in the completion of the trial.c
“We gave six weeks’ time to decide the case no matter the court hears the case day and night,” he said and warned that if it is not decided within the stipulated time then an explanation would be sought.
A federal law officer informed that there are four pending cases related to the fake degrees scam, adding that two are being heard in Karachi while one each in Islamabad and Peshawar.
The hearing of the case was adjourned till Oct 31.
Back in 2015, FIA filed a number of cases against the Axact CEO and others when the fake degrees scandal surfaced.
The company was accused of selling fake diplomas and online degrees through fictitious schools, earning tens of millions of dollars annually.
Following the scandal, the offices of the Axact were sealed, its CEO and other officials arrested and a probe was launched into the matter.
Of late, the apex court took cognizance of the scandal days after BBC Radio 4 revealed that thousands of UK citizens bought fake degrees from the “diploma mill” in Pakistan.
More than 3,000 fake Axact qualifications were sold to UK-based buyers in 2013 and 2014, including master’s degrees, doctorates and PhDs, it said.
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