In brief
A roof collapse at a private tuition centre in Lahore’s Kahna suburb has killed 14 children and injured five others. Rescue services were mobilised at 16:45 local time, clearing most survivors within an hour. Officials have arrested two individuals as part of a launch investigation, and a resident condemned the building’s poor condition. Pakistani leaders, including Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Punjab’s chief minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif, expressed condolences and pledged full medical support for the injured, calling for accountability for those responsible.
Fourteen children died when a roof collapsed over a private tuition centre near Lahore, authorities say.
The incident occurred in the Kahna suburb of Lahore when the roof, reportedly in poor condition and undergoing repairs, gave way on a school in session.
Rescue services were alerted at 16:45 local time and managed to evacuate most of the children within an hour. Survivors, mostly aged between seven and eleven, were taken to hospital. Five others are reported injured.
Officials have launched an investigation; two people have already been arrested. A local resident told AFP that the heavy weight of the roof contributed to the collapse.
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif expressed condolences, urging full medical support for the injured, while Punjab’s chief minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif condemned the tragedy as “heartbreaking” and vowed legal accountability.
