[DAWN] Federal Interior Minister Chaudhary Nisar Ali Khan on Wednesday requested the media refrain from arriving at conclusions on the Axact fake degrees scam, saying he had ordered an inquiry into the allegations and the Federal Investigation Authority (FIA) had begun scrutiny on Tuesday.Stressing that the sensitive investigation will take time, the minister said it was not possible to assert that a crime had been committed just hours after the investigation had commenced.
Dispelling several misconceptions reported by media outlets on Tuesday, Nisar said the seven-member investigating team had not been changed.
"No committee has been changed, as reported in media, nor has the case been transferred from FIA's cyber wing. I also read a news report saying that names had been placed on the exit-control list (ECL), which is not true."
Nisar went on to say that no Axact official was placed in durance vile
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as had been portrayed yesterday, adding that some high-level company directors had been called in for questioning.
"This is not a murder case we're investigating. No one has been killed or hurt."
"We have seized 42 company servers, and experts suggest it could take a month to conduct forensic auditing," said the interior minister. Nisar said foreign technicians may be sought from abroad if needed.
He said Axact offices in Rawalpindi and Bloody Karachi
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had been sealed, adding that Sherlocks believe it would be beneficial to conduct forensic auditing and investigations inside the company offices.