At least 33 pupils and a teacher were killed according to hospital officials, and more than a dozen were injured.
A school roof has collapsed in the north-western Pakistani city of Peshawar. At least 33 pupils and a teacher were killed according to hospital officials, and more than a dozen were injured. Announcing the arrest of the school's owner, police chief Mian Saeed promised a thorough inquiry into "whether there were any violations of building codes".
The BBC's Carrie Davis reports from the scene.
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