Pakistan: School Roof Collapse Kills Dozens in Dir Colony.

Islamabad, Pakistan - October 16, 2026 Rescue workers and officials respond to a school roof collapse in Dir Colony, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan, on October 16, 2026. The roof of a two-story school building collapsed after heavy rainfall, killing 33 people — including children aged four to 14 — and injuring 53 others who were treated at Lady Reading Hospital in Peshawar, according to hospital officials and Rescue 1122 spokesperson Bilal Ahmed Faizi. President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif ordered investigations and relief operations, while Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Faisal Karim Kundi called for an inquiry into the incident. (Video by Zhang Jingyao, Yang Kai, Tang Binhui/Xinhua/Sipa USA) *** World Rights Except China *** CHINA OUT ***