October 15, 2026 2:23 PM
Pakistan school roof collapse kills 28; more deaths feared
At least 27 students, most younger than 13, were killed in Pakistan on Thursday, along with a teacher, when a school roof collapsed during classes in the northwestern city of Peshawar, authorities said, warning that the death toll could rise. Television images showed ambulances rushing to the site at the privately-run Al-Khair Education Center school while rescuers pulled bloodied students from the rubble. "We have taken out at least 45 children," said district emergency officer Iftikhar Kh...