More alleged victims have come forward in the Laiba Ijaz case, saying the FIA and police passed their complaints between offices for months and never arrested the accused. The Express Tribune reported on Tuesday that at least four more people say they paid Noman, the man accused of defrauding the gold medallist, for jobs that never existed.
Laiba Ijaz, a gold medallist, died by suicide after she was allegedly defrauded in a fake job and visa racket. Her case has already produced three earlier developments on this site: the key suspect died after firing on police, the interior minister handed Rs5 million in recovered cash to her family, and a court granted interim bail to a co-suspect. The new accounts suggest warnings about Noman reached the authorities long before her death.
The Laiba Ijaz case complaints that went nowhere
Atif Jan, who lives in Ghazi Kot in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, took his complaint to the FIA in Abbottabad on December 11, 2025. He says Noman and his relatives offered jobs for three people, including his sister, in a sensitive government institution, and took Rs975,000 for security clearance and medical tests. When the appointment letters were checked with the departments concerned, they proved to be forged.
The file then moved from office to office. On July 7, 2026, the FIA in Abbottabad sent it to Abbottabad Police, saying the matter was for the police, not the FIA. On July 20, the Abbottabad district police officer sent it back, saying it belonged to the Mansehra DPO. On July 29, the FIA Cyber Crime Wing forwarded it to the Mansehra DPO.
Jan told The Express Tribune he had paid for his sister and two cousins but grew suspicious early and refused to pay more.
Three more women come forward
Three more alleged victims have also come forward: Malaika, Faryal and Saima, relatives from Mansehra. In a case registered at Mansehra City Police Station, they say Noman promised them jobs and took money from them for security clearance and medical tests.
They say he even called them to the Combined Military Hospital in Rawalpindi for medical tests. When they went to take up the jobs, they found the appointment letters were fake.
A father who warned them in time
Their father, Muhammad Sultan, says he went to the FIA months before Laiba died. The agency held his application for three months before returning it, saying the matter was for the police.
Sultan says he sent complaints and evidence against Noman to the FIA, the police and other institutions, but no one arrested him. He further says that a few months before Laiba died, he told the investigation officer at Mansehra City Police Station that Noman was allegedly defrauding another girl, Laiba.
What police say now
Islamabad Police, for their part, say the only suspect named in the Ramna Police Station case was allegedly killed by his accomplices’ gunfire during an encounter while in police custody, and that the case has been closed.
That leaves the central question unanswered: the families say they gave the authorities names, payment records and forged letters months before Laiba died, while the paperwork moved between offices and the accused stayed free. The FIA recently arrested a man for selling fake Umrah visas in a separate Rs7 million fraud, which shows the same pattern of forged documents and upfront fees.
The case now turns on whether anyone will answer for the months the complaints sat unattended. The families have the paperwork. They are still waiting for action.
Frequently asked questions
Who was Laiba Ijaz?
Laiba Ijaz was a gold medallist who died by suicide after she was allegedly defrauded in a fake job and visa racket. Her case led to police action, a court case and Rs5 million recovered for her family.
Who is the accused in the case?
The accused is Noman, who allegedly promised jobs in a sensitive government institution and took money for security clearance and medical tests. Police say the only suspect nominated in the Ramna case was killed in an encounter in custody.
What did the new complainants allege?
Atif Jan says he paid Rs975,000 for jobs for his sister and two cousins and got forged letters. Three women from Mansehra say they were promised jobs, sent for tests at CMH Rawalpindi and given fake letters.
Why did the complaints stall?
The FIA sent Atif Jan’s complaint to Abbottabad Police in July 2026, the police sent it back, and the FIA Cyber Crime Wing forwarded it to the Mansehra DPO. Each office said it belonged to another office.
What has happened in the case so far?
The key suspect died after firing on police, the interior minister handed Rs5 million in recovered cash to her family, and a co-suspect got interim bail. The new complaints ask why earlier warnings were not acted on.
