11 killed in Lahore Harbanspura building collapse after birthday gathering

At least 11 members of a family were killed after a three-storey house collapsed in Pakistan's Lahore city, an official said on Thursday.The incident occurred late on Wednesday night in Harbanspura, a densely populated low-income neighbourhood, where a birthday celebration was underway. Authorities suspect the building may have been weakened by heavy monsoon rains before it gave way. Deadly Roof Collapse in #LahorePakistan's infrastructure failures turned deadly again as a residential roof collapsed in Harbanspura, Lahore, Punjab, killing 8 & injuring othersRescue operations are ongoing#ادارے_بدنام_ناکرو #BuenosDíasATodos #مزاحمت_سے_انقلاب_آئے_گا pic.twitter.com/YVF01gLovt— Your Views Your News (@urviewsurnews) July 30, 2026 Several trapped under debrisAccording to Lahore Deputy Commissioner Muhammad Ali Ejaz, three brothers lived in the house along with their wives and children."The family's sister and her children too had joined the birthday party when the house building collapsed, leaving around 20 persons trapped under the rubble," Ejaz said."Bodies of 11 people, including women and children, were recovered while six persons were taken out alive and shifted to a hospital," he said.Salman Rushdie Attacker Convicted On US Federal Terrorism Charges Over 2022 StabbingRescue operation continues"Two to three persons are still believed to be under the rubble," he added.The deputy commissioner did not provide a detailed break-up of the deceased. He said recent heavy monsoon showers may have weakened the structure, leading to its collapse.

LAHORE: Eleven people were killed and six injured after a three-storey house collapsed in Lahore’s Harbanspura late on Wednesday, according to authorities. Spokesperson for the Lahore deputy commissioner Harris Ali confirmed to Dawn that the death toll of the incident had risen to 11 after rescue workers pulled out the body of a minor girl. The rescue operation ended following the recovery of the girl’s body, he said. The spokesperson said three brothers and their families were residing in the building, and they were joined by their sister and her children for a birthday celebration on Wednesday night, following which the structure collapsed. “The building collapsed floor by floor from the top down,” he said. The cause of the collapse is yet to be determined, for which Lahore DC retired Capt Muhammad Ali Ijaz has ordered an inquiry, a statement issued by his office said. The statement said he supervised the rescue operation, adding that Rescue 1122 teams, assisted by district administration officials, carried out the operation. Heavy machinery had also been deployed to speed up the operation, it said. The incident comes a month after a roof collapse at a tuition centre in Lahore’s Kahna area claimed the lives of 14 children. Police had registered a case against the tuition centre’s owners and the building’s contractor a day after the incident, with the first information report stating that the suspects were putting soil on the dilapidated building’s roof, which collapsed because of the extra load. In a similar incident in early May, four children were killed and 20 people injured after the roof of a classroom at a private school in Dera Ghazi Khan collapsed. A probe into the incident revealed that construction for an extension of the building was under way when the roof of the classroom collapsed. According to the district administration’s incident report, the roof was overloaded as sand and bricks were placed on it, and it could not bear the load and consequently collapsed.

LAHORE: At least 11 people of the same family were killed and six injured after a three-story building collapsed in Lahore’s Harbanspura late on Wednesday, according to authorities. Spokesperson for the Lahore deputy commissioner Harris Ali confirmed to Dawn that the death toll of the incident had risen to 11 after rescue workers pulled out the body of an elderly woman. Meanwhile, he said the operation at the site was still ongoing on Thursday afternoon as a minor girl was believed to be still under the rubble. The spokesperson said three brothers and their families were residing in the building, and they were joined by their sister and her children for a birthday celebration on Wednesday night, following which the structure collapsed. “The building collapsed floor by floor from the top down,” he said. The cause of the collapse is yet to be determined, for which Lahore DC retired Capt Muhammad Ali Ijaz has ordered an inquiry, a statement issued by his office said. The statement said he was supervising the rescue operation at the site of the incident, adding that Rescue 1122 teams, assisted by district administration officials, were clearing the debris. Heavy machinery had also been deployed to speed up the operation, it said. According to the statement, the DC directed the relevant officials at the site to ensure the safe recovery of all those trapped under the debris. The incident comes a month after a roof collapse at a tuition centre in Lahore’s Kahna area claimed the lives of 14 children. Police had registered a case against the tuition centre’s owners and the building’s contractor a day after the incident, with the first information report stating that the suspects were putting soil on the dilapidated building’s roof, which collapsed because of the extra load. In a similar incident in early May, four children were killed and 20 people injured after the roof of a classroom at a private school in Dera Ghazi Khan collapsed. A probe into the incident revealed that construction for an extension of the building was under way when the roof of the classroom collapsed. According to the district administration’s incident report, the roof was overloaded as sand and bricks were placed on it, and it could not bear the load and consequently collapsed.

LAHORE: At least eight people were killed when the roof of a house collapsed in Lahore’s Harbanspura area late on Wednesday, according to authorities. Lahore Deputy Commissioner (DC) retired Capt Muhammad Ali Ijaz confirmed the death toll to Dawn, with a statement issued by his office on Thursday morning saying that he was supervising the rescue operation at the site of the incident, which was ongoing. The statement added that Rescue 1122 teams, assisted by district administration officials, were clearing the debris and efforts were under way to recover people who were still trapped under the rubble. Heavy machinery had also been deployed to speed up the operation, it said. According to the statement, the DC directed the relevant officials at the site to ensure the safe recovery of all those trapped under the debris. It said that the DC had also ordered an inquiry to determine the cause of the roof collapse. The incident comes a month after a roof collapse at a tuition centre in Lahore’s Kahna area claimed the lives of 14 children. Police had registered a case against the tuition centre’s owners and the building’s contractor a day after the incident, with the first information report stating that the suspects were putting soil on the dilapidated building’s roof, which collapsed because of the extra load. In a similar incident in early May, four children were killed and 20 people injured after the roof of a classroom at a private school in Dera Ghazi Khan collapsed. A probe into the incident revealed that construction for an extension of the building was under way when the roof of the classroom collapsed. According to the district administration’s incident report, the roof was overloaded as sand and bricks were placed on it, and it could not bear the load and consequently collapsed.