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Pakistan school collapse kills almost 30 students and a teacher

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Yousafzai, S. (2026, October 15). Pakistan school collapse kills almost 30 students and a teacher. CBS News. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/pakistan-school-collapse-peshawar-student-teacher-deaths/

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CBS News · collected 2026-10-15 · by Sami Yousafzai

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In Peshawar, Pakistan, on Thursday, almost 30 students and one teacher died when the roof of Al-Khair Education Center collapsed. Local officials confirmed that at least 29 people were killed, including the bodies of 17 children and a female teacher brought to Lady Reading Hospital. A witness described the school as being in an overcrowded two-story residential building not fit for educational purposes, leading to difficulty in rescue efforts due to narrow streets. The cause of the collapse was unclear at the time of reporting.
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As of October 16, 2026, the roof of a private school in Peshawar, Pakistan, collapsed during morning classes, killing at least 34 children and one teacher. The incident occurred on Thursday, October 15, when the traditional mud and brick roof gave way suddenly, trapping several students who suffocated under the debris. Over 50 people were injured in the collapse, some critically. Police arrested the school's owner, Mohammad Khan, after finding that recent rains had weakened one of the roofs, making it structurally unsound. The provincial government ordered inspections of all private schools in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to ensure building safety and prevent future disasters.

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Sami Yousafzai
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CBS News Islamabad Lady Reading Hospital Pakistani Peshawar

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CBS News ORG · 4× Peshawar GPE · 2× Asim PERSON · 1× Iftikhar Khan PERSON · 1× Islamabad GPE · 1× Lady Reading Hospital ORG · 1× Mohammad Asim PERSON · 1× Pakistani NORP · 1× Reuters ORG · 1× Zahir Hussain PERSON · 1×

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The bodies of 17 children were brought to Lady Reading Hospital (LRH) in the city following the incident, in addition to the body of a female teacher, Mohammad Asim, a spokesperson for the hospital told CBS News, adding that some survivors were also admitted in critical condition.
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2026-10-15 · CBS News
Pakistan school collapse kills almost 30 students and a teacher · mixed framing

Claims (14 extracted, 3 hedged)

Almost 30 students and a teacher were killed Thursday when the roof of a private school collapsed in the Pakistani city of Peshawar, local officials said. asserted
officials → kill → Peshawar
The bodies of 17 children were brought to Lady Reading Hospital (LRH) in the city following the incident, in addition to the body of a female teacher, Mohammad Asim, a spokesperson for the hospital told CBS News, adding that some survivors were also admitted in critical condition. asserted
survivors → bring → condition
At least 29 people were killed in total after the collapse at the Al-Khair Education Center in Peshawar's southwest Dir district, according to Asim and other local officials. uncertain
people → kill → Asim
The cause of the disaster remained unclear, but a witness told CBS News the building appeared "not suitable" for use as a school. uncertain
building → remain → school
"We have taken out at least 45 children," district emergency officer Iftikhar Khan said, according to the Reuters news agency. uncertain
Khan → take → agency
Zahir Hussain, who lives a couple blocks from the school, told CBS News he was walking to work when he saw people running out onto the street. asserted
people → live → street
"I rushed to the spot and the school with others to see what had happened," he said. asserted
he → rush → others
"Apparently first period classes had just started … asserted
classes → start → ?
The lesson had barely begun" when the collapse occurred. asserted
collapse → begin → ?
He said the school was in a relatively small, two-story residential building on a narrow street, and that it catered mainly to children from low-income families. asserted
it → say → families
Signage on the outside of the building indicated that there were classes for both boys and girls. asserted
Signage → indicate → boys
The street was extremely narrow, which made it difficult for rescue teams to reach the site quickly," he told CBS News. asserted
he → make → News
It is a very tragic incident, seeing dead innocent children's bodies left me silent, and it was extremely painful," Hussain said, calling it a "heavy tragedy for parents and the entire Dir colony. asserted
Hussain → see → parents
Authorities did not immediately say anything about the cause of the collapse. asserted
Authorities → say → collapse
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