Society
From a Harvard Dream to Tragedy: How a Scam Cost a Pakistani Physics Graduate Her Life
Laiba Ijaz, a 24-year-old physics gold medalist from Islamabad, was found dead on October 9 after her family was defrauded of millions of rupees by a man who promised to get her into Harvard. The accused, Muhammad Noman, was arrested but later died after being shot while in police custody. Her family rejects the initial finding that she took her own life.