KHYBER: A teenage girl and a minor boy lost their lives while two other children were injured in a roof collapse incident in Landi Kotal on Sunday.

Police and rescue staff said that the family of Mohammad Arshad was shifting their belongings to another home in Ashkhel area when the roof of a dilapidated room collapsed, burying the young girl and a minor boy alive.

Two other children were also injured, but doctors at a local hospital declared them out of danger.

Published in Dawn, June 24th, 2024

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