At least 33 pupils and teacher killed after school roof collapses in Pakistan — SkimNews
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- Al-Khair school had a roof collapse on its upper floor at 08:48 local time, triggering a chain reaction that brought down ceilings on two lower floors in Dir Colony, Peshawar.
- Bilal Faizi, a rescue official, confirmed emergency services responded immediately after the collapse, during which lessons were already underway.
- Mian Saeed, Peshawar police chief, stated the building’s roof slabs were substandard and overloaded, leading to structural failure across three floors.
- Arrested school owner faces investigation as police probe potential building code violations behind the collapse of the temporarily constructed school building.
- Faisal Karim Kundi, Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, ordered a province-wide safety audit of all schools to identify and correct structural risks.
- Mohammad Zaman, a grieving relative who lost two nephews, demanded accountability, accusing the school of ignoring prior safety concerns.
Why it matters: At least 34 lives were lost in a preventable structural failure, exposing systemic risks in private school infrastructure. The governor’s audit order creates a material obligation for hundreds of schools to prove structural integrity, with non-compliant operators facing closure or legal action.
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