PESHAWAR, March 21: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), passport circle, on Wednesday arrested three travel agency men in Bannu for fleecing innocent people on the pretext of sending them to Middle East. The FIA also seized dozens of passports, identity cards and fake health certificates from their possession.

Working on a tip-off, a team of FIA raided Spin Ghar Travel Agency and Daud Travel Agency in Bannu and arrested Arshad Khan, Niaz Ali and Tajul Mulk.

The FIA team also recovered 64 passports, 11 identity cards, an unlicensed pistol, fake visas and health certificates from their possession.

TWO KILLED: An eight-year-old girl and a woman were killed in road accidents on Thursday.

Rashma, 8, daughter of Mohammad Amin, was run over by a speeding bus, PRC-1116, when she was crossing the Ring Road near Khalil Market. The driver sped away.

Razia, resident of Gulbahar, was hit by rickshaw (G 3577) on Grand Trunk Road near Metro cinema. She was rushed to the Lady Reading  Hospital, where she died.

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