DG Khan School Incident Raises Serious Safety Concerns

On Thursday, 7 May, a roof collapse at The Little Scholars School in district Dera Ghazi Khan killed 4 students and 20 injured.The school owner was later arrested after a case was registered.

District administration officials said that construction materials, including sand and bricks, were placed on the roof, which could not bear the load and eventually collapsed.

DEO of Rescue 1122, said that the incident occurred at 11:52 am when the roof of the school located on the road between V and W blocks of DG Khan City suddenly break down.

As the information was received, rescue teams reached the scene and started rescue operations immediately. The injured were shifted to the Allama Iqbal Teaching Hospital.

Deceased children were identified as Ghania Zohra (8years), Masoom Fatima (5years), Dua Aimen (6years) and Muhammad Abdullah (6years).

CM Punjab Maryam Nawaz ordered a crackdown and strict accountability measures for departments like the Punjab Education Resources Authority (PERA) to prevent safety violations in schools.