Three die in roof collapse

Published June 3, 2026 Updated June 3, 2026 07:03am

TOBA TEK SINGH: Three members of a family died as the roof of an under-construction room collapsed at Chak 381 GB, Janoobi, in Jaranwala tehsil on Tuesday.

Rescue 1122 officials say the construction of a room was underway on the first floor when a wall collapsed on the roof, which also caved in. As a result, Sadia Bibi, her one-year-old son Ali and her husband’s sister Rehana Bibi died on the spot.

Published in Dawn, June 3rd, 2026

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