Pakistan orders school inspections after deadly roof collapse

Summary

Pakistan has ordered school inspections after a school roof collapsed in Peshawar, and The New York Times says the collapse prompted safety inspections across the region. Reports give differing death tolls: Euronews’s headline says 34 children were killed, Al Jazeera reports 35 people killed, and The New York Times reports 32 children and a teacher killed. Families are demanding justice, Al Jazeera reports; it says relatives had warned the roof was leaking, while Euronews says a senior official in Peshawar told AFP that initial reports pointed to weak infrastructure. This follows reports that thousands gathered in Peshawar for funeral prayers after the collapse.

Timeline

1. Euronews

   16 Oct 2026, 08:29 UTCSource ↗

   Euronews reports that families are demanding justice after the collapse; its headline gives 34 child deaths, and it says a senior official in Peshawar told AFP that initial reports pointed to weak infrastructure.

2. Al Jazeera

   16 Oct 2026, 12:18 UTCSource ↗

   Al Jazeera reports that Pakistan ordered school inspections after the collapse and says families are seeking justice for 35 people killed, while relatives said they had warned the roof was leaking.

3. The New York Times

   16 Oct 2026, 14:15 UTCSource ↗

   The New York Times reports that the collapse killed 32 children and a teacher and prompted safety inspections of schools across the region.

4. Al Jazeera

   16 Oct 2026, 22:38 UTCSource ↗

   Al Jazeera reports that parents are demanding accountability after the school collapse in Peshawar, which it says killed 34 children.