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

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.