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Tragedy in Swat as Two Missing Brothers Found Dead in Rooftop Storage Box; Multiple Roof Collapses Claim Lives in Lahore
Two young missing brothers were found dead inside a rooftop storage box in Swat, triggering a police investigation. Concurrently, a severe infrastructure crisis has hit Lahore, where three separate roof collapses—in Raiwind Road, Baghbanpura, and Kahna—have claimed the lives of 16 children and injured several others within three days due to structural failures and unsafe construction work.
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by News Desk
2026-07-04
Tragedy in Swat as Two Missing Brothers Found Dead in Rooftop Storage Box; Multiple Roof Collapses Claim Lives in Lahore

Detailed Report

  • The Swat Storage Box Tragedy: In a devastating incident in the Tirang Shamozai area of Swat, the bodies of two young brothers who had been missing for three days were recovered from a storage box on the rooftop of their family home. The deceased children, identified as Abdul Rashid and Ahmad Khan, had initially gone missing while playing inside the house. Local police have taken the bodies into custody for necessary medical and legal examinations and have initiated a comprehensive inquiry to determine whether foul play or accidental suffocation led to the fatalities.

  • Raiwind Road Structural Failure: Meanwhile, in Punjab's provincial capital, a string of lethal infrastructure accidents continued as a 13-year-old girl lost her life on Raiwind Road. The incident occurred when the roof of a residential property—constructed using iron TR girders—suddenly caved in while children were playing above. The collapse resulted in the immediate death of the young girl, while two women and another young girl sustained severe injuries. Rescue 1122 teams extracted the victims from the debris and shifted the injured to the Tehsil Headquarter (THQ) Hospital.

  • Baghbanpura School Collapse: Just hours prior to the Raiwind Road incident, an eight-year-old student identified as Abu Bakar was killed when the roof of a school building caved in during an active summer camp in Lahore's Baghbanpura sector. According to rescue officials, the sudden collapse occurred while active structural renovation work was being carried out on the premises despite the presence of numerous children. In addition to the child's fatality, four construction workers—identified as Khizar (35), Shakeel (38), Abdul Latif (32), and Nazeer (42)—suffered significant injuries and were rushed to a nearby hospital by emergency medical teams.

  • The Kahna Tuition Centre Disaster: These recent structural failures follow closely on the heels of a massive disaster in Lahore's Kahna area two days earlier, where the roof of a local tuition centre collapsed during active classroom hours, claiming the lives of 14 young students. Investigators revealed that around 35 students were packed into the room when iron girders snapped under the excessive weight of unauthorized ongoing construction on the roof, sending tons of concrete rubble crashing down on the children below.
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