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Six Dead After Roof Collapses at Wedding in Pakistan's Charsadda

Investigators are probing the pre-dawn collapse following confirmation of child victims.

Overview

  • The roof gave way around 4 a.m. Sunday during a gathering in Shabqadar, Charsadda district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
  • Rescue 1122 reported that the dead include a woman and children between 7 and 15 years old.
  • Emergency crews recovered bodies, pulled injured guests from debris, and transferred patients to Tehsil Headquarters Hospital Shabqadar.
  • Authorities completed legal formalities and handed the bodies to families, with an inquiry underway into the cause of the collapse.
  • Local reports identified the site as a private home in Chhat Mitha Khairabad linked to a man named Fazal Dad, though some early details about victims remain inconsistent.