DRAFT — K-P begins identifying unsafe school buildings, urges citizens to keep reporting

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• Tags: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, school safety, Peshawar school collapse, education department, unsafe buildings, Aamir Abdullah
• Original element: own data point — prior coverage of the KP safety-audit order and the Peshawar collapse (linked below), plus the Punjab/Sindh school-safety responses for cross-province context
• Source: https://tribune.com.pk/story/2635570/k-p-begins-process-to-identify-unsafe-school-buildings-across-province (Tribune, published 19 Oct 2026, 00:20 PKT)
• Story date: 19 October 2026

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PESHAWAR: Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa has formally begun the process of identifying unsafe school buildings across the province, with the provincial education adviser urging citizens to keep reporting hazardous structures after the roof collapse in Peshawar that killed more than 30 people.

Dr Aamir Abdullah, a member of the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Advisory Council for Education, said the identification process had been initiated and that initial reports were already reaching the relevant authorities, allowing the Education Department to pick out potentially dangerous buildings and take timely action.

The adviser said the move was launched in direct response to information circulating on social media about the condition of school buildings, with videos recorded by citizens drawing the department’s attention to structures that could endanger students, teachers and staff.

Social media reports driving the drive

According to Dr Abdullah, the authorities are examining information shared by the public without delay. He said the reports and videos posted online had enabled the department to identify buildings that posed risks and to determine what safety measures were needed.

He expressed gratitude to citizens who had recorded videos of unsafe school buildings and shared them with the authorities, saying public participation had played an important role in flagging hazards that required immediate examination. He added that people who brought such issues to the authorities’ notice had fulfilled an important social responsibility, and that cooperation between the public and government departments could help identify risks at an early stage so that preventive steps could follow.

The adviser urged the public to continue reporting potentially dangerous conditions in educational institutions, saying such information would help the authorities assess the situation and decide the steps needed to make school buildings safe.

Department praised for working through the weekly holiday

Dr Abdullah praised the Elementary and Secondary Education Department for its prompt response, saying its teams had worked continuously despite the weekly holiday to facilitate the identification process and ensure that the information provided by citizens was examined quickly.

Appreciating the efforts of the department’s officers and staff, he described their dedication to the task as highly commendable and said their continued work reflected a strong sense of responsibility towards the safety and well-being of students and educational staff.

The identification process is expected to help the authorities determine which buildings require further inspection and what safety measures may be necessary, with the stated aim of providing students and teachers with a safe learning environment.

The collapse that forced action

The initiative follows the collapse of the roof of a private school in Peshawar on Thursday, in which at least 30 children and a female teacher were killed and more than 50 others injured, according to hospital authorities cited by the Tribune.

Two days after the collapse, the KP Education Department had already ordered a province-wide safety audit of school buildings, suspending classes in structures found unsafe, shifting students to safer premises and requiring fitness certification before classes could resume. A consolidated district-wise report on the condition of school buildings is due by October 21. (Read our earlier report: K-P Orders Safety Audit of School Buildings After Collapse)

KP Governor Faisal Karim Kundi has separately pressed for tighter school safety rules, following a visit to the collapse site and meetings with education officials. (Read: Peshawar School Collapse Follow-Up: UN Team Visits, Kundi Pushes Safety Plan)

The tragedy has also pushed other provinces into action. Punjab has ordered safety inspections of private schools across the province, while Sindh has tightened safety rules for private schools. (Read: Punjab Orders Safety Inspections of Private Schools and Sindh Private Schools Safety Rules Tightened)

What happens next

The adviser expressed hope that the combined efforts of government officials, education authorities and citizens would help protect students and staff and ensure safer conditions in schools across the province. The identification process is expected to feed into the consolidated safety report due this week, which will map out the buildings that need repair, reinforcement or closure.

For now, the department’s message is simple: keep the reports coming. Every video and complaint shared online, Dr Abdullah indicated, is being examined, and could be the warning that prevents the next collapse.

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Outbound links:

• https://tribune.com.pk/story/2635570/k-p-begins-process-to-identify-unsafe-school-buildings-across-province
• https://www.dawn.com/news/2037891/kp-education-dept-orders-safety-audit-of-school-buildings

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