Heavy rains: Two boys killed as roof caves in

The roof of his house collapsed due to heavy rainfall, leaving his family trapped under the debris.


Our Correspondent March 09, 2015

PABBI: Two boys were killed whereas their mother and two sisters were injured when the roof of their house caved in on Cherat Cement Road during the wee hours of Monday. Bakht Jehan, a resident of Bara, Khyber Agency said he is a brick kiln worker in Pabbi, Nowshera district. The roof of his house collapsed due to heavy rainfall, leaving his family trapped under the debris. Neighbours rushed to the site and helped pull them out. Two of his sons, 13-year-old Asad and 15-year-old Mubashir, died on the spot while his injured wife and two daughters were rushed to Lady Reading Hospital, Peshawar in critical condition.

Published in The Express Tribune, March 10th, 2015.

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