# Pakistan school roof collapse kills 28

> A private school roof collapsed during classes in Peshawar, killing at least 27 students and a teacher, with authorities warning the death toll could rise.
- Title: Pakistan school roof collapse kills 28 · Daily Maverick
- Summary: A private school roof collapsed during classes in Peshawar, killing at least 27 students and a teacher, with authorities warning the death toll could rise…
- Keywords: peshawar, pakistan, school collapse, khyber pakhtunkhwa, al-khair education center, rescue operation, news, politics, school, roof, collapse, kills
- Source: Daily Maverick — https://dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-10-15-pakistan-school-roof-collapse-kills-28-more-deaths-feared
- Author: Reuters
- Published: 2026-10-15T12:35:17+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: peshawar, pakistan, school collapse, khyber pakhtunkhwa, al-khair education center, rescue operation, news, politics
## Roof collapses on students in Peshawar
At least twenty seven students, most younger than thirteen, and a teacher died when a school roof collapsed during classes in Peshawar on Thursday. Authorities warned the death toll could rise.
## Rescue workers pull children from rubble
Rescue teams worked to extract bodies and injured students from the Al-Khair Education Center school.

> We have taken out at least 45 children
## Police chief fears toll will climb
Peshawar police chief Mian Saeed said he feared the death toll could rise as just forty seven of the one hundred ten students in three classrooms at the time had been rescued.

> It was a weak building structure. Its roof was overweight with construction on a weak structure that caused the collapse.
## Key takeaway

At least twenty eight people died when a school roof collapsed in Peshawar, Pakistan on October fifteenth, with rescue efforts ongoing and the death toll expected to rise.