Pakistan: Classrooms reduced to rubble in deadly school disaster, at leat 32 pupils killed

Rescue teams rushed to the scene, where classrooms were left strewn with rubble , school bags, books and children's shoes . Injured pupils were taken by ambulance to Lady Reading Hospital , where medical staff treated survivors as distressed relatives gathered outside. Images from the school show abandoned belongings scattered across the floors, offering a stark glimpse of the devastation left behind by the collapse . Peshawar’s police chief said the roof had been weakened by thebuilding’s poor structural condition and the weight of construction work. Heavy rain may also have played a role , but the exact cause remains under investigation. Questions have emerged over whether the tragedy could have been prevented .