LAHORE (Web Desk) – In another development in Axact’s fake degree scandal, the New York Times on Saturday reported that the Dubai office of Axact was involved in delivering fake degrees to the applicants.
According to the latest story published by the NYT, majority of the degree applicants wanted to join United States (US) military. Also, the phone numbers of the universities and different schools listed on Axact’s website are dead.
22-year-old Sikandar Riaz, a former employee of the company told the NYT that he was given the task of selling degrees of Harrow and Nickson universities. The NYT sent messages and called on as many as 111 websites but not a single attempt went through.
The American newspaper claimed in its story that there are evidences for Axact’s contact in the United States. The company has at least two accounts in a bank in Florida.
According to Axact’s former employee, the company formed at least 20 different companies to deal with the finances.
Sikandar, a communication student, said that while working in the Islamabad office, he was assigned the task to sell degrees of Harrow and Nickson universities. Provision of degrees to the applicants within 15 days was used to be his deadline, he added.
Another former employee, Ahmed said that he is ashamed of what he did to the innocent people while working for Axact. He sold degrees of Adison, Lorenz and Belford universities during his three years of service. The company was earning $80,000 to $0.1million in one day in 2012, he added.
“Most of the degree applicants were youngsters in US who wished to join military,” Ahmed told NYT.
