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5 killed, 50 injured as roof of mosque collapses in Pakistan

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Press Trust of India Lahore
Last Updated : Feb 02 2014 | 10:10 PM IST
At least five persons were killed and over 50 others, including children, injured in Pakistan's Punjab province when the roof of a mosque caved in today.
The incident occurred when a large number of people were praying in the mosque at Rehmat Colony in Mian Channu area.
Five persons were killed and 50 others injured, state-run APP news agency reported.
The injured were taken to hospital. Five of them in a critical condition were transferred to Nishtar Hospital in Multan.
Women and children were reciting the Quran in the upper storey of the mosque at the time of incident.

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First Published: Feb 02 2014 | 10:10 PM IST

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