At least 35 dead after school building collapse in Peshawar
A school building in Peshawar, Pakistan collapsed on Thursday, killing at least 34 students and a teacher and injuring around 50 others. A police official attributed the collapse to substandard roof slabs and structural overload, and the school owner was arrested. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced an investigation into the disaster.
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Sections of a school building collapsed in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, on Thursday, killing at least 34 students and a teacher and injuring approximately 50 people. Rescue workers described harrowing scenes of children trapped beneath rubble, some buried up to their necks. Hospital staff reported that several injured people, including five in critical condition, were receiving treatment for severe wounds.
A police official said the collapse resulted from substandard roof slabs and structural overload. The school owner was arrested as part of the investigation into the disaster. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif pledged a thorough investigation as grieving families gathered at the site and hospitals seeking information about missing children. This is among the deadliest school disasters to occur in Pakistan in recent years. The tragedy has prompted renewed scrutiny of building codes and enforcement across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, where inadequately regulated construction has previously been connected to fatal structural failures.
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