PESHAWAR, Oct 19: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Tuesday raided a coaching centre in Abdara and arrested one person on charges of illegally offering education and employment opportunities abroad.

Inspector Shahid Ilyas, who headed the team that raided the M M Coaching Academy in Abdara, said a case under Passport Act and Immigration Ordinance had been registered against Khalid Khan, the so-called consultant at the academy.

The inspector said that the academy was illegally promising people with jobs and education abroad.

KILLED: A women was killed by a stray bullet in Matani Area, while a van ran over a boy in Pishtakhara Payan, police said.

Payo Bibi was working in her home in Adezai Village when a stray bullet hit her on Monday evening. She died on her way to hospital.

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