FIA seals fake nursing school

FIA Anti-Corruption Circle Islamabad continues its crackdown against the accused involved in the issuance of fake and unregistered nursing and technical degrees.

As part of the operation, the Hafeez Institute of Nursing in Islamabad has been sealed. FIA Anti-Corruption Circle Islamabad Deputy Director Afzal Khan Niazi raided the fake and unregistered institution named Hafeez Institute of Nursing located in Sector G-15 of Islamabad on the complaint of Team Pakistan Nursing Council. He sealed the institute and seized the nursing admission forms along with other evidence.

Officials said that the college was not registered with the Pakistan Nursing Council and the accused had set up a fake institution to issue nursing degrees. A case was registered against the owners. It was further said that the accused also issued fake nursing diplomas, degrees and nursing cards in exchange for huge sums of money from common citizens.

The accused also used to place advertisements for publicity. The fake institution neither had any faculty nor was it associated with any hospital for clinical practice. The college has been admitting students since 2022.

The accused showed themselves to be affiliated with the College Trade Testing Board Peshawar, which was also found to be illegal. A case has been registered against the accused and raids have been initiated to arrest them.

Published in The Express Tribune, April 26^th, 2024.