29 killed after private school's roof collapses in Pakistan's Peshawar; owner arrested
Peshawar Deputy Commissioner Afaq Wazir has ordered an investigation into the building collapse.
PESHAWAR, Pakistan — The roof of a private school named Al-Khair collapsed on Thursday, resulting in the tragic deaths of at least 28 children and a teacher, along with over 50 other injuries, according to authorities and a hospital official. All victims at the Al-Khair school were aged 13 or younger, as reported by Mohammad Asim of Lady Reading Hospital.
Some of the injured individuals were in critical condition, requiring immediate attention. The hospital immediately declared an emergency to provide necessary medical care to the wounded. Rescue teams worked swiftly to extricate everyone trapped beneath the debris, with officials confirming that no one remained unaccounted for. Mahwish Zaman, an injured teacher sharing her experience from a hospital bed, described the three-story school as housing around 1,200 students, ranging from nursery to fifth grade.
She recounted feeling as if the sky had fallen when the roof gave way. Zaman later regained consciousness at the hospital. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Faisal Karim Kundi expressed deep sorrow over the devastating incident.
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