Three minor girls were killed after a school wall collapsed in Goth Gamuri of Umerkot district in Sindh on Tuesday, officials said. According to police, the girls were walking alongside the school wall while returning from a nearby madrasa when the wall suddenly collapsed, burying them under the debris.

Rescue workers and police rushed to the scene immediately after the incident was reported and shifted the bodies to the Civil Hospital Umerkot. The deceased were identified as 13-year-old Sughra, three-year-old Raiba, and Kaneezah. Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah took notice of the incident and expressed deep sorrow over the deaths of the three girls.

CM Murad Ali Shah sought an immediate report from the Education Department and ordered a transparent and impartial investigation into the incident. He directed authorities to take strict action against those found responsible if negligence or carelessness is established. Murad Ali Shah also ordered a province-wide survey of dilapidated walls in schools and other government buildings to prevent similar tragedies in the future.

Credit: Independent News Pakistan (INP)