Pakistan School Roof Collapse Kills 28

At least 28 people, including 27 students and a teacher, have died after a school roof collapsed in Peshawar, Pakistan, as rescue teams search the rubble for survivors.

Children feared trapped under rubble

Rescue workers are continuing to search the collapsed school building for survivors, with fears that more children remain trapped beneath the debris.

The victims were aged between six and 12, according to Mohammad Asim, spokesperson for Peshawar’s Lady Reading Hospital.

Injured children receive treatment

Hospital officials said 19 other people were injured in the collapse, including five who were in critical condition. Emergency teams are working to assist those affected as rescue operations continue.

Pakistan president expresses grief

Pakistan’s President Asif Ali Zardari’s office described the incident as a heartbreaking tragedy that had plunged the nation into shock.

The search for survivors remains ongoing, while authorities face growing concern over the number of children affected.