Pakistan school roof collapse kills 28; more deaths feared
Rescuers searched the debris for survivors as officials said the school’s owner was arrested and the cause of the collapse remained under investigation.
- On Thursday, October 15, 2026, the roof of the Al-Khair Education Center in Peshawar's Dir Colony collapsed during morning classes, killing at least 28 people, including 27 students and one female teacher.
- Peshawar police chief Mian Saeed confirmed the school owner's arrest, stating the building was "structurally weak" and incapable of supporting additional construction weight.
- Rescue teams deployed 16 ambulances and more than 60 personnel to the site, while Lady Reading Hospital declared an emergency to treat more than 40 injured survivors.
- Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar stated the incident "deeply pained the entire nation," as provincial authorities formed a committee to investigate the collapse cause.
- Building collapses are common across Pakistan due to poor safety standards and substandard construction materials, with similar tragedies reported in June and July this year.
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Sher Ahmed, a neighbor of the neighborhood, attributed the catastrophe to " poor-quality construction materials " and demanded that an investigation be opened.
El Periódico
At least 33 children and one teacher have died this Thursday from the collapse of a private school roof in Peshawar in a tragedy that again questions the robustness of many schools in Pakistan. The police have arrested the principal and the government has ordered an urgent investigation of which a report on the causes will come out tomorrow.Continue reading....
At least 29 children died on Thursday, October 15, after the roof of a school in northwestern Pakistan collapsed. Images that arrived on TV channels and in the online environment surprised parents running panicked in the street, while ambulances were transporting children to hospitals. Article Tragedy in Pakistan! At least 29 children died during the hours after the roof of the school collapsed. Undescribable images first appeared on Romania TV.
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Punch NewspapersSchool roof collapse kills teacher, 27 children in Pakistan
On Thursday, the roof of a school collapsed in Pakistan, killing at least 34 students and one teacher. It is feared that the number of victims may increase.
Twenty-seven children and one teacher were killed on Thursday following the collapse of their school roof in Peshawar, northern Pakistan.
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