Pakistan school roof collapse kills dozens of pupils, teacher in Peshawar

A teacher and twenty-seven pupils were killed when a school roof collapsed in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar on Thursday, a hospital official said. More than thirty people were injured, with six of them believed to be in a critical condition.
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Twenty-seven pupils and a teacher were killed on Thursday after a roof collapsed at a school in the northwest Pakistani city of Peshawar, a hospital official said.
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Asim Khan from Peshawar's Lady Reading Hospital confirmed the toll, adding that more than 30 people were injured, with six believed to be in a critical condition.
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