Gloom envelops Peshawar as 34 students die in school roof collapse
At least 34 schoolchildren and one teacher were killed on Thursday morning when the roof of a school collapsed during morning classes in Peshawar, police and rescue officials said, prompting widespread grief across the country. Rescue workers spent hours pulling children from the rubble of the privately run education centre, which is located in a […]
At least 34 schoolchildren and one female teacher were killed on Thursday morning when the roof of a private school collapsed during morning classes in Peshawar's Dir Colony, according to Daily Times and Dawn - Pakistan. Rescue workers spent several hours extracting children from the rubble of the privately run education centre.
Political leaders expressed grave concern regarding the tragedy and called for an impartial investigation into the incident. According to Dawn - Pakistan, Awami National Party central president Senator Aimal Wali Khan demanded a transparent investigation with public findings and urged authorities to conduct safety audits of educational institutions.
Other leaders, including Mian Iftikhar Hussain, Engineer Amir Muqam, and Sheikh Waqas Akram, also issued statements mourning the victims and the devastation faced by the families.
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