Dozens of children killed in Pakistan school collapse

7News Just In · Oct 16, 2026 · 2m

At least 35 people, nearly all children aged between 6 and 12, were killed when the roof of two school classrooms collapsed in Peshawar, Pakistan during the first class of the day. The three-storey private school building was constructed with substandard materials and heavy overnight rainfall contributed to the collapse. Construction standards remain poorly enforced across Pakistan. More than 50 people were injured, many critically, and the school owner has been arrested.

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