Overview
- The roof of an informal tuition centre in the Kahna (Eid Gah) area of Lahore collapsed on Friday, killing children and injuring others, according to local reports and official statements.
- Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif personally visited bereaved families, offered Fateha and condolences, embraced mothers and met surviving children to check on their condition.
- The provincial government handed cheques of Rs2 million to each family of a deceased child and Rs500,000 to each injured child as immediate relief.
- Survivors told the chief minister they had asked the teacher to dismiss the class after bricks began falling from the roof but were allegedly kept inside; the CM said the class should have been evacuated and vowed those responsible would be held to account.
- Authorities were ordered to ensure the best possible medical care for the injured and families thanked the government for the visit and aid, while formal investigative or legal actions have not yet been reported.