Authorities in Pakistan have ordered inspections of schools in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa after a roof collapse killed 35 people, including 34 children. Families had warned the school owner about rainwater leaking into classrooms.
01Summary
- 01At least 34 children aged 13 or younger and a teacher were killed on Thursday when a mud-and-brick roof collapsed at Al-Khair school in Peshawar.
- 02Police arrested school owner Mohammad Khan, who told officers recent rains had weakened the structure.
- 03The provincial education department has been given three days to report findings, classifying schools as safe, in need of repairs, or potentially unsafe.
- 04Inspections will assess roofs, ceilings, walls, and staircases, but it is unclear whether both public and private schools will be covered.
- 05Bereaved families said they had repeatedly warned Khan about rainwater seeping into classrooms before the collapse.
02Why it matters
This story underscores systemic safety failures in Pakistan's construction standards and the risk to schoolchildren across the region, prompting urgent government action to prevent further tragedies.
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