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	==Fake diplomas scandal==		==Fake diplomas scandal==

	===Company response===
	Axact has denied all the allegations.<ref name="pt">{{cite news\|title=Fake degrees? Axact-ly!\|url=http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2015/05/19/national/fake-degrees-axact-ly/\|accessdate=19 May 2015\|work=Pakistan Today\|date=19 May 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|last1=Kugelman\|first1=Michael\|title=The Axact Scandal and Pakistan’s Growing Tech Sector\|url=http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2015/05/18/the-axact-scandal-and-pakistans-growing-tech-sector/\|accessdate=19 May 2015\|work=]\|date=18 May 2015}}</ref> The company accused the ''New York Times'' of "baseless, substandard reporting" as part of a plot by rival news organizations to stop the ], which was scheduled to start operations soon. It also threatened several news organizations and bloggers reporting on the issue with lawsuits.<ref name="NYT 20May2015">{{cite news\|last1=Imtiaz\|first1=Saba\|last2=Walsh\|first2=Declan\|title=Pakistani Investigators Raid Offices of Axact, Fake Diploma Company\|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/20/world/asia/pakistani-investigators-raid-offices-of-axact-fake-diploma-company.html\|accessdate=23 May 2015\|work=]\|date=20 May 2015}}</ref>

	Initially Shaikh denied any association with the fake educational websites besides selling them software. Later he said that while Axact did provide office support and call center services to the websites, it did not itself "issue any degree or diploma, whether fake or real."<ref name="NYT 22May2015" />

	===Official investigations===		===Official investigations===

Revision as of 13:15, 10 July 2015

Axact Pvt. Ltd.

Founded	1997
Founder	Shoaib Ahmed Shaikh
Headquarters	Karachi, Pakistan
Key people	Shoaib Ahmed Shaikh, Chairman Viqas Atiq ,Vice Chairman & COO (Co – Founder)
Website	axact.com

Axact

Fake diplomas scandal

Official investigations

Following the publication of the New York Times article, Pakistan's Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan directed the country's Federal Investigation Agency to begin inquiry into whether the company was involved in any illegal business. Following the interior minister’s order, cyber crime team of FIA raided Axact’s office in Karachi and Islamabad and seized computers, recorded statements of employees as well taking into custody 25 employees of the company and 28 employes from Rawalpindi office. The FIA team found and seized several blank degrees as well as fake letterhead of the US State Department. The investigation was transferred from the FIA's cyber crime department to its corporate department.

The issue was also taken up in Senate of Pakistan where Chairman of the Senate Raza Rabbani constituted a committee to probe into the issue. Pakistan's tax authorities and the SECP also initiated investigations into the company.

Network of websites

The New York Times investigation identified more than 370 websites associated with Axact's alleged fake diploma operations, including 145 sites for fictitious universities, 41 for high schools, 18 for fake accreditation boards, and 121 degree portals. The following is an incomplete list of those websites:

Educational websites

Accredited Degrees Pro
Accredited Online Degrees Now
Adamsville University
Advance Online Degrees
Affordable Accredited Degrees
Affordable Degrees Pro
Al Arab University
Al Khaleej University
Al Khalifa American University
Alford High School
Alpine University
American Gulf University
American Mideast University
Anchor Point University
Arab Continental University
Arab Women University
Ashbery University
Ashley University
Bakerville University
Barkley University
Bay View University
Baycity University
Baytown University
Beacon Falls High School
Belford High School
Belford University
Belltown University
Branton University
Brooklyn Park University
Brooksville High School
Brooksville University
Buffville High School
Cambell State University
Camp Lake University
Chapel University
Columbiana University
Creek View University
Crestford University
Fast Online University
Federal High School
Ford Worth High School
Fort Jones University
Foster City High School
Galewood University
Gibson University
Glenford University
Global Institute of English Language Training and Certification
Grant Town University
GreenLake University
Grendal University
Hadly University
Hansford University
Harvey University
Headway University
High School Diploma Experience
High School Diploma Fast
High School Diploma Pro
High School Diploma Professionals
High School Diploma Profs
Hill Online Degrees
Hill University
James Adam University
James Harding University
Jersey High School
Johnstown University
Kennedy University
Kings Lake University
Kingsbridge University
Laurus University
Lorenz High School
Luther City High School
Madison Hills University
Mary Grand High School
Mayfield University
McCain High School
McFord High School
McFord University
McGraw Online Degrees
McGraw University
McHill High School
McKinley University
Midtown University
Mount Lincoln University
Nelson Bay University
Nicholson University
Nixon University
Northern Port University
Northway University
Olford Walters University
Online University Profs
Online University Programs Pro
Pacific High School
Panworld High School
Panworld University
Paramount California University
Parkfield University
Payne Springs University
Pine Hill University
Pittsford University
Port Jefferson University
Queen City University
Queens Bay University
Ray University
Redding University
Riverwood University
Rochville University
Roseville Community College
St. Angelo High School
Stenford High School
Thompson University
Universal Online Degrees
Victorville High School
WalesBridge University
Walford University
West Coast High School
Western Advanced Central University
Western Valley Central University
Westland University
Wilburton University
Wiley University
Wilford University
Willington University
WinFord High School
Windham University
Woodbridge University
Woodfield High School
Woodfield University
Woodrow University

Accreditation websites

Accreditation Bureau of Online Education and Training
Arab Accreditation Council
Association for Accreditation of Business Schools and Programs
European Accreditation Board for Online Education
European Accreditation Council for Online Learning
Global Accreditation Board for Distance Learning
Global Doctorate Council
Gulf Accreditation Council
Gulf Bureau of Higher Education
Gulf Engineering Council
International Accreditation Board for Business Studies
International Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology Education
Education International Accreditation Board for Psychology Education
Education International Accreditation Council for Open Education
International Accreditation Organization
International Business Accreditation and Regulatory Commission
International Medical Science Commission Ghotki.

References

"Chaudhry Nisar orders inquiry into NYT report on Axact". Dawn. 19 May 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
^ "An Insider Discloses How Axact Seduces Individuals With Certified US Degrees". Today Streams. 20 May 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
"FIA raids Axact's offices, computers confiscated". Daily Pakistan Global. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
"LIVE UPDATES: Dozens of Axact employees detained for questioning after FIA raids in Karachi & Islamabad — 2 main servers to be shut down". ARY News. 19 May 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
Walsh, Declan (22 May 2015). "Pakistan Widens Inquiry Into Fake Diplomas". New York Times. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
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^ Palmer, Griff (17 May 2015). "Tracking Axact's Websites". The New York Times.
^ Cite error: The named reference nyt was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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