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Pakistan orders school inspections after roof collapse; Japan quake…

Thirty-two children and a teacher died in the northwest, and officials have now ordered safety checks at schools across the region.

On air: Gloria Vance and Hank Ledger on BBN Tonight
Published 6:46 PM ET, Friday, October 16, 2026

At a glance

First reported by The New York Times: “Deadly School Roof Collapse in Pakistan Raises Questions Over Regulation”, with reporting from Japan Today.
Covered on BBN on Friday, October 16, 2026, at 6:46 PM ET on BBN Tonight, by Gloria Vance and Hank Ledger.
Topics: Pakistan, Japan.
BBN covered this story before: Can Russia help ease tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan? (October 16).

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The New York TimesDeadly School Roof Collapse in Pakistan Raises Questions Over Regulation
Japan TodayJapan weather agency cancels mistakenly issued quake warning

Gloria Vance · World News AnchorIn northwest Pakistan tonight, officials have ordered safety inspections of schools across the region, after a roof collapse killed thirty-two children and a teacher.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe New York Times reports the collapse has raised hard questions about how school buildings are regulated, and whether the rules were ever enforced.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorInspections are the first step. Families in the region will want to know why they came after the collapse and not before.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThey will, and that question is not going away.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorIn Tokyo, Japan's weather agency has canceled a warning of strong shaking it issued by mistake for a quake off the northern coast, after overestimating the magnitude as catastrophic.