Pakistan school collapse: relatives claim warnings were ignored
AP reports 34 children and a teacher died in the Peshawar school collapse; Lady Reading Hospital told Dawn the toll is 33. Relatives say warnings were ignored; KP ordered private-school inspections.
34 children and a teacher were killed when the roof of Al-Khair school in Peshawar collapsed on Thursday, October 15, 2026.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ordered district inspections of private school buildings, including rented premises, with findings due within three days.
Police arrested the school owner, Mohammad Khan, who told officers recent rains had weakened one roof; the police chief said the building was structurally weak.
Relatives say they repeatedly complained about rainwater seeping into classrooms. The cause is still under investigation.