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14 children dead in school academy roof collapse at Lahore’s Kahna

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At least 14 children were murdered and many others injured in the collapse of the roof of a school academy in Lahore’s Kahna neighborhood.

Punjab Health Minister says dead toll from terrible tragedy has risen to 14. Rescue officials stated about 20 to 25 people, including a female teacher and largely small children, were inside the tuition facility when it collapsed.

Rescue authorities claimed they were alerted about the incident at 4:45pm, following which crews initiated an operation and rescued numerous youngsters from under the debris. Officials have earlier said the death toll might rise.

The structure was also used as a school in the morning hours and youngsters were attending tuition lessons at the academy when the roof fell in, residents added.

The police stated construction was ongoing on the upper floor of the structure while youngsters were on the lower floor. The owner of the residence and two other people were put into arrest in the wake of the incident.

DIG Operations Lahore Faisal Kamran said the roof was fragile and was built with girders. He added the structure had been deteriorated further by rainwater. He said 14 children were killed and nine injured, and five persons were held for inquiry.

The DIG Operations said the rescue operation was over and the area has been cleared. A full inquiry into the causes of the collapse has been launched by the police.

Rescue officials claimed the operation was over, with 20 youngsters pulled from the rubble. Of them, 14 died, and six injured youngsters were sent to hospitals for medical treatment.

Punjab’s Information Minister Azma Bukhari said that the children were learning under a dilapidated roof in a tutoring center run privately in a house. She stated that the Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz was monitoring the situation closely and rescue teams reached the spot quickly.

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She said more than 18 children were first taken to hospitals, and the government’s priority was rescuing children from the rubble. ‘Hospitals have medical facilities, drugs and doctors,’ she remarked.

PM grieves incident

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif expressed his great grief over the loss of young lives and prayed for the departed souls and patience for the bereaved families. He also urged the authorities to offer the best possible medical treatment to the injured.

CM takes cognizance

Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz has taken notice of the event and has asked prompt report and identification of the persons responsible. She urged provincial ministers to supervise rescue and relief activities.

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Haaland had been invisible for much of the game but turned up when it mattered most to score his fifth goal of the tournament and send Norway through.

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Report on the Lack of Formal System for Registration of Home Tuition Centres

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The district administration has received the Education Authority Lahore’s investigation report on the roof collapse of a tuition center in the Kahna area.

The report claims that the tuition center was set up in a house and had no official government registration. The woman was instructing her relatives’ kids in secret.

According to the investigation, between 25 and 30 kids were enrolled in classes at the tuition center when the disaster occurred.

Tariq Mahmood, CEO of the Education Authority of Lahore, claims that there is no official procedure for registering home-based tuition centers. The Education Department is not even responsible for registering private tuition centers that operate in residential residences.

In light of the tragedy where 14 children died after the center’s roof collapsed, the district administration will decide the next course of action and potential actions, according to the article.

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