Cop injured as wall collapses during KP govt project's inaugural ceremony in Peshawar

Cop injured as wall collapses during KP govt project's inaugural ceremony in Peshawar.

Key points

• Umar Farooq Published September 13, 2026 Updated September 13, 2026 08: 42pm.
• The chief minister left the venue after addressing the ceremony for the inauguration of road projects under the Rs200 billion Peshawar Revitalisation Plan.
• Roof and building collapses are common throughout Pakistan, mainly due to poor safety standards and the apply of substandard construction materials.
• In July, at least eight individuals were wounded in Peshawar after heavy rain and robust winds caused roof and wall collapse incidents.
• According to authorities, the police official had been deployed as part of security at the inaugural ceremony, where the KP CM was invited as well.

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PESHAWAR: A policeman was injured on Sunday after a wall, built lately for an inaugural plaque for an upgradation project of Peshawar's major routes, collapsed, with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi additionally present at the ceremony.

"It happened because of the crowd, " a police official remarked, adding that the injured cop was shifted to the hospital.

Meanwhile, the chief minister left the venue after addressing the ceremony for the inauguration of road projects under the Rs200 billion Peshawar Revitalisation Plan. He additionally attended a separate groundbreaking ceremony of Pishtakhara Chowk Underpass.

As heavy rain lashed a number of parts of KP, last month, a woman was killed in a roof collapse incident in the Naguman area of the provincial capital.

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