Peshawar school roof collapse kills 33, including ...

Summary

• At least 33 people, including 32 students and a female teacher, were killed when the roof of a private school collapsed in Peshawar’s Afridi Abad area on Thursday.
• Repeated roof collapses raise safety concerns The Peshawar tragedy has renewed concerns about the condition of school buildings and construction standards in Pakistan.
• Earlier, four children died and 20 people were injured in a classroom roof collapse at a private school in Dera Ghazi Khan.

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At least 33 people, including 32 students and a female teacher, were killed when the roof of a private school collapsed in Peshawar’s Afridi Abad area on Thursday. The children who died were between seven and 14 years old, turning the incident into one of the city’s most devastating school tragedies.

The roof collapse trapped students beneath the debris at Al-Khair School. Rescue teams rushed to the scene and launched an operation to search for survivors and recover those buried under the rubble. Authorities later confirmed that the rescue operation had been completed and all debris had been cleared.

According to Lady Reading Hospital spokesperson Muhammad Asim, 20 injured children were brought to the hospital. Most were discharged after receiving treatment, while three children with serious head injuries remained under medical care. An emergency was declared at the hospital following the incident.

Peshawar Deputy Commissioner Afaq Wazir confirmed that no further injured children remained at the site after rescue workers completed their operation.

A rescue official said the ceiling collapsed after the roof of an upper floor gave way, bringing down parts of the two-storey building. Capital City Police Officer Dr Mian Saeed Ahmed said the structure was weak and the roof had been burdened by additional construction, which may have contributed to the collapse.