{"id":"e5d8ae0f-7f91-441b-a57b-b6ab92f8f4c8","url":"https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/asia/2026/10/16/at-least-34-children-killed-in-pakistan-school-roof-collapse/","domain":"thenationalnews.com","outlet":{"name":"The National","country":"AE","cred":null,"lean":null,"curated":false},"title":"At least 34 children killed in Pakistan school roof collapse","plainHeadline":"At least 34 killed in Pakistan school roof collapse in Peshawar","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["A roof collapse at Al Khair Education Centre in Peshawar killed 34 people.","Among the dead were 12 girl students and a female teacher.","About 45 others were injured, with several in critical condition.","The building reportedly overloaded and structurally weak, authorities said.","Police arrested the school's owner as investigations began"],"topics":["Politics","Education","Environment"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-10-15T08:37:54.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-10-16T06:22:36.215Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/05947632-6786-4314-9871-50915801f060","storyId":"05947632-6786-4314-9871-50915801f060","image":"https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/APK3HRI5F3UYZH67LFYKESE5MI.jpg?auth=790dad5c45ebe388883a4054f00b7f1717c0076963c5955db3a4d1e3e4a1e66e&smart=true&width=3719&height=2480","author":"The National","dek":"At least 34 pupils and a teacher were killed in Pakistan when the roof of a school collapsed during classes in the north-western city of Peshawar on Thursday, authorities said. Most of the students killed were under 13 years old, said Arif Khattak, regional director of the Rescue Department."}