Pakistan school owner arrested, police say, after roof collapse kills at least 28

[Musings]

At least 28 children and their teacher have died after a school roof collapsed in Pakistan.

The pupils were attending a private school in Peshawar, the capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.


More than 50 people were injured, a hospital spokesman said. Six girls were among the dead.

Peshawar police chief Saeed Ahmed said the school's owner had been arrested.

He noted the building was structurally weak, though the cause is still under investigation.

Most ⁠of the victims were brought dead to the Lady Reading Hospital, along with 20 others who were wounded, hospital spokesperson Mohammad Asim said.



Mr Asim said some of the injured were in a critical condition.

The hospital declared an emergency as medical staff treated the wounded.

 

[Ali_Baba]

At least 28 children and their teacher have died after a school roof collapsed in Pakistan.

The pupils were attending a private school in Peshawar, the capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.


More than 50 people were injured, a hospital spokesman said. Six girls were among the dead.

Peshawar police chief Saeed Ahmed said the school's owner had been arrested.

He noted the building was structurally weak, though the cause is still under investigation.

Most ⁠of the victims were brought dead to the Lady Reading Hospital, along with 20 others who were wounded, hospital spokesperson Mohammad Asim said.



Mr Asim said some of the injured were in a critical condition.

The hospital declared an emergency as medical staff treated the wounded.

Shocking and very sad to hear of so many children die because of the greed of people both in the making of the building who cut corners and those that were meant to check the building.

Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'un

 

[Musings]

Death toll rises to at least 34. Really sad news........

 

[Musings]

Shocking and very sad to hear of so many children die because of the greed of people both in the making of the building who cut corners and those that were meant to check the building.

Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'un

The owners have been arrested. Again structural and sub standard buildings i guess.....

 

[Trailer23]

What was the Gov't. in power focusing on for the past 13 f#*kin' years?

Khood kay bachay nahe marry na, that is why "some" will defend.

Schools & Hospitals should be the focal point of any Gov't.

When a fire killed some infants a couple of months back in Pims, we all spoke out...

Laikin nahe... No need for progress. Bus madr-chood Long March karwalo, een logoon say.

I do wonder if any of victims parents were PTI Supporters prior to this incident, what are their views now.

Owner has been arrested - great.

What about the people that were tasked with making certain the structure was strong enough?

Such a shame...

That bloody structure could have collapsed in the afternoon, evening or late nite..., but it happened at the worst possible time.

 

[ghazi52]

At least 34 children, teacher killed as school roof collapses in Peshawar​

PM Shehbaz takes 'serious notice' of the situation, CCPO Peshawar says school owner has been taken into custody

Shahida Parveen/Ahtesham Bashir
October 15, 2026

Rescue workers and residents gather after a school roof collapse in Peshawar on October 15, 2026. Photos: Reuters

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PESHAWAR: At least 34 children and a female teacher were killed when the roof of a private school collapsed in Peshawar on Thursday, while more than 50 others were injured, hospital authorities confirmed.

Lady Reading Hospital (LRH) spokesperson Muhammad Asim said 33 bodies were brought to the hospital, which included 32 children and one teacher, while Deputy Medical Superintendent Dr Ibrahim of Naseerullah Babar Memorial Hospital said that the bodies of two children were also brought to the hospital.

Asim said an emergency was declared at LRH, with senior hospital officials present in the trauma ward to oversee the treatment of the injured, some of whom were in critical condition.

According to the list issued by the LRH, a total of 53 patients were brought to the hospital, including 36 men and 12 women. Of these, 17 were discharged after observation, while 33 died. All children were aged 14 or younger.

 

[ghazi52]

Sad News

Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'un