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School roof collapse kills teacher, 16 children in NW Pakistan

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By AFP October 15, 2026 10:45 (EAT)
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School roof collapse kills teacher, 16 children in NW Pakistan
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Sixteen pupils and a teacher were killed on Thursday after a roof collapsed at a school in the northwest Pakistani city of Peshawar, emergency services said.

Rescue service spokesman Bilal Ahmed Faizi told AFP another 19 people were injured, with six in a critical condition being treated in hospital.


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