ISLAMABAD, 15th October, 2026 (WAM) -- At least 21 children were killed on Thursday when the roof of a private school collapsed in Peshawar's Dir Colony, in the capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in northwestern Pakistan, officials said.
Peshawar Police Chief Dr. Mian Saeed said more than 40 people were injured in the incident.
At least 21 bodies were brought to the city's main Lady Reading Hospital, spokesman Mohamed Asim said.