Deadly school disaster in Pakistan

Global News Podcast by BBC

Oct 15, 202631:36News & Politics

More than 30 people have been killed after a school roof collapsed in Peshawar, Pakistan, with the majority thought to be children under the age of 13. The owner of the school has been arrested, with police warning the b...

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