I forced him to go’: Heartbroken mother mourns son lost in Lahore tuition center collapse
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- Add ARY News on Google AAResize LAHORE: The heartbroken mother of one of the children who lost their lives when the roof of a tuition center collapsed in the Kahan area of Lahore shared her deep regret.
- Another woman who lost her child stated that if the government provided high-quality schools, parents would never have to send their children to private tuition centers.
- Students who survived the incident explained that as soon as soil rolled over the roof, it collapsed instantly.
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Add ARY News on Google AAResize LAHORE: The heartbroken mother of one of the children who lost their lives when the roof of a tuition center collapsed in the Kahan area of Lahore shared her deep regret. She said her son had not wanted to go to tuition that day, but she forced him to go, telling him, “If you don’t go, your teacher will beat you, and I don’t want to see you get beaten.”
Another woman who lost her child stated that if the government provided high-quality schools, parents would never have to send their children to private tuition centers.
Students who survived the incident explained that as soon as soil rolled over the roof, it collapsed instantly. Meanwhile, local residents blamed the owner of the house for the tragedy.