Peshawar school roof collapse: KP education department orders fact-finding inquiry

PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has established a fact-finding inquiry committee to investigate the school collapse in Peshawar’s Dir Colony.

At least 35 including 33 children and two teachers lost their lives in the deadly collapse.

The committee was constituted by the Secretary of Elementary and Secondary Education to determine the causes of the incident and examine whether negligence contributed to the tragedy.

Managing Director of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Private Schools Regulatory Authority (KP-PSRA), Javed Iqbal, has been appointed chairman of the committee, while Deputy Secretary for Primary Education Muhammad Farooq will serve as a member.

The committee has been tasked with investigating the reasons behind the school roof collapse, identifying possible construction defects and examining other factors that may have contributed to the incident.

It has also been directed to recommend measures to prevent similar incidents in the future.

The inquiry committee has been instructed to submit its report on the incident today.