Pakistan school roof collapse kills dozens of pupils, teacher in Peshawar

Home Asia / Pacific A teacher and twenty-seven pupils were killed when a school roof collapsed in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar on Thursday, a hospital official said. More than thirty people were injured, with six of them believed to be in a critical condition. Issued on: 15/10/2026 - 10:02 1 min Reading time A volunteer clears the way for an ambulance transporting injured school children following a roof collapse at a private school in Peshawar, Pakistan, on October 15, 2026. © Maaz Awan, AP Twenty-seven pupils and a teacher were killed on Thursday after a roof collapsed at a school in the northwest Pakistani city of Peshawar, a hospital official said. Read moreCheap weapons, growing fears: Inside the Taliban’s drone campaign against Pakistan Asim Khan from Peshawar's Lady Reading Hospital confirmed the toll, adding that more than 30 people were injured, with six believed to be in a critical condition. (FRANCE 24 with AFP) Keywords for this article