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

Pakistan school roof collapse kills dozens of pupils, teacher in Peshawar
France 24 Thursday 15 October 2026, 08:02 UTC By FRANCE 24 1 min read
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Pakistan school roof collapse kills dozens of pupils, teacher in Peshawar 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.

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