School roof collapse in Pakistan kills 34 children and a teacher
Oct 17, 2026
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 17: The roof of a school collapsed in north-western Pakistan on Thursday, killing at least 34 children and a teacher and wounding more than 50 others, police and rescue officials said. Children aged between seven and 12 had just started their classes in the city of Peshawar when the roof collapsed, rescue official Bilal Faizi said.