Roof of tutoring centre collapses in eastern Pakistan, killing at least 14 children

Wednesday, 1 July 2026

Women mourn over the death of their children killed after the roof of a tutoring centre under-construction collapsed, on the outskirts of Lahore.

A roof collapse at a tutoring centre under-construction in Pakistan’s eastern city of Lahore on Tuesday killed at least 14 schoolchildren, police and rescue officials said.

Eight other children were also injured and were being treated at a hospital, senior police official Faisal Kamran said, adding that the owner of the tutoring centre and another person have been arrested.

Slippers of the children left behind at the site of an under-construction tutoring center which collapsed, on the outskirts of Lahore, Pakistan.

Kamran said rescuers were continuing to search through the rubble after receiving reports that more children could be trapped beneath the debris. He said the tutoring centre was housed in an ageing building and that the roof of an unfinished second floor apparently collapsed because of poor-quality construction.

Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari expressed grief over the collapse of the roof of an evening school building in Lahore. In a statement, he offered condolences to the families of the victims, prayed for the speedy recovery of those injured, and said effective safety measures were needed to prevent similar tragedies.

Building collapses are common in Pakistan, where construction standards are often poorly enforced. Many structures are built with substandard materials, and safety regulations are frequently ignored to reduce costs.