Government rejects New York Times editorial

A spokesman for the Pakistan Embassy in Washington Wednesday rejected an insinuation in a recent New York Times editorial about Pakistani government''s complicity in the alleged involvement of Axact in bogus-degree fraud. In a letter to the newspaper, Nadeem Hotiana, the embassy''s press attache, said the Pakistani government had launched a wide investigation into the company''s activities to consider the allegations. "We are therefore disappointed to see the insinuations in your editorial of Pakistani government complicity," he wrote.
"Bogus-degree fraud is not unique to Pakistan. In the past, several fake-degree scandals have surfaced in various parts of the world, including in the United States. No one pointed a finger at the governments concerned. "I hope that instead of speculating or jumping to conclusions, you will allow Pakistan''s law to take its course in dispensing justice and bringing to book those involved, if found guilty."