The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Elementary and Secondary Education Department (ESED) has formed a three-member inquiry committee to probe the deaths and injuries of students and teachers at a private school in Dir Colony in Peshawar after the collapse of their classroom roof.
The committee has been instructed to present its report on October 15, an official notification said.
The incident took place at Al-Khair Education System in Dir Colony resulting in loss of life of students and teachers. The department has opened an investigation to find out what happened and what were the factors caused the incident to occur.
Javid Iqbal, executive manager of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Private Schools Regulatory Authority (KP-PSRA) will chair the committee. A third member will be co-opted by the committee and Muhammad Farooq, deputy secretary (Primary) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Department, has been appointed.
As per its terms of reference, the committee will be tasked with a detailed investigation into the incident, and determine the facts and circumstances which contributed to the collapse of the roof of the classroom.
It will also investigate whether negligence, structural flaws, or anything else played a factor in the incident. The inquiry will assess the possible causes of the collapse and determine the circumstances that resulted in casualties.
In addition, the committee has been tasked with recommending measures to prevent similar incidents in the future and submitting appropriate recommendations to the department.
The inquiry will be used to determine what went wrong and where it went wrong. The department’s notification sets out the committee’s duties and gives it a deadline for providing the department with its report.