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A devastating roof collapse at a private school in Peshawar on Thursday, which claimed the lives of at least 33 people, including 32 students aged between seven and 14, and a teacher, has sent shockwaves through the country. Twenty children have been injured.

The incident occurred at Al-Khair School in the city’s Afridi Abad neighbourhood.

Several Pakistani celebrities took to social media to express their grief and offer their condolences to the families of the victims.

Actor Dananeer Mobeen, who has roots both in Islamabad and Peshawar, shared the heartbreaking news on her Instagram story, saying, “Peshawar bleeds again.”

Actor Danish Taimoor offered his condolences to the families in a heartfelt note on Instagram.

“No words can describe the pain of losing innocent children in such a tragic incident. My heart goes out to all the families who have lost their loved ones. I can’t even imagine the pain and grief they must be going through,” he wrote.

Cricket star Shaheen Shah Afridi called the roof collapse “very tragic”. He also offered prayers for the deceased and condolences to the grieving families.

Actor Nadia Afgan called the incident “incredibly sad”.

What makes this accident even harder to bear is that it is not an isolated one. It comes barely a month after a similar tragedy occurred at a school in Karachi. In fact, these two structural collapses at educational institutions are just two of many that Pakistan has witnessed over the past year.