Summary Police have registered a case against the owners and contractor after a deadly school roof collapse in Peshawar’s Dir Colony killed over 30 people, including children and a teacher.
PESHAWAR – Police have registered a case after more than 30 people including children and a female teacher, lost their lives in roof collapse of a private school in Peshawar’s Dir Colony.
The case has been registered at the Agha Mir Jani Shah Police Station against the owners and building contractor. According to the FIR, the school building was allegedly constructed using substandard materials and was in a deteriorated and unsuitable condition. The report stated that complaints had previously been raised about the poor condition of the building’s walls and roofs, but the school administration and owners allegedly failed to address the concerns despite complaints from students.
The FIR stated that the roofs of a nursery classroom on the school’s second floor and rooms on the ground floor collapsed, causing casualties and property damage.
According to the case details, the school was built on a 16-marla plot owned by Waheed and Javed. The land was reportedly leased in 2024, after which the school building was constructed.
Police have registered the case against the building contractor, the property owners and shareholders.
The FIR includes charges under Sections 322, 148 and 149 of the Pakistan Penal Code, relating to causing death by negligence and other alleged offences.
