PESHAWAR:The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Elementary and Secondary Education Department has constituted a three-member fact-finding committee to investigate the roof collapse at a private school in Dir Colony that killed 33 children and injured several others.
The department has directed the committee to investigate the incident at Al-Khair Education System and submit its report by Thursday.
The committee comprises Managing Director of the KP Private Schools Regulatory Authority (KP-PSRA) Javid Iqbal as chairman and Deputy Secretary (Primary) Muhammad Farooq as a member. It will co-opt another member.
The committee will determine the circumstances and causes of the collapse, examine possible negligence and structural deficiencies, and recommend measures to prevent similar incidents in future.
Meanwhile, Lady Reading Hospital (LRH) spokesperson Muhammad Asim said the hospital received 33 children who had died in the incident.
He said 20 injured children were also brought to the hospital, most of whom were discharged after receiving medical treatment.
Three children with severe head injuries remained admitted to the hospital for treatment.
The spokesperson said 12 girls and a female teacher were among the dead and injured. The hospital handed over the bodies of the deceased to their families, while treatment of the injured children continued.