A large factory producing fake degrees of Punjab University, stamp papers, and Lahore Development Authority (LDA) documents worth billions of rupees was caught by Lahore police during a massive operation against educational fraud.
The factory was discovered within the boundaries of the Ghaziabad Police Station in Lahore, where counterfeit official documents and tickets worth millions of rupees were also being printed illegally.
Here’s a picture of fake degrees of Punjab University:
Scanners, photocopiers, and other tools used in the creation of false official documents were seized by Ghaziabad Police.
Two other perpetrators from the factory, Sher Dil Khan and Tauqeer Ilyas have also been detained by the police.
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This is not happening for the first time in Pakistan. Earlier, the Higher Education Commission (HEC), Pakistan’s top educational authority, has been discovered verifying well-known fake degrees held by senior government officials.
When the commission was contacted by the media to confirm or ascertain the authenticity of these fake degrees, the commission also continued to confirm their “genuineness” to the media.
The HEC has finally admitted to verifying fake degrees of senior government officers at a time when the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) is wrapping up an investigation into various cases of these frauds.
