At least 22 female students were injured after lightning struck a girls’ seminary in Upper Dir district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Wednesday, officials said.

The incident occurred in the village of Raangoon in the Oshirai Dara area, where around 260 students were present inside the seminary at the time of the strike.

Residents launched rescue efforts immediately after the incident, while emergency responders faced difficulties reaching the remote area.

The injured students were shifted to the Tehsil Headquarters (THQ) Hospital in Wari, where doctors began providing treatment.

The incident triggered panic in the area, prompting a large number of relatives and local residents to gather at the hospital.

Authorities later released the names of the 22 injured students.

They were identified as Afnan Bibi, Insa, Shifa, Hasina, Bushra Bibi, Saniya, Fariha, Shaida Bibi, Gulfam, Urooj, Safeena, Hasina (daughter of Humayun), Salwa, Alishma, Manahil, Arz, Hasina (daughter of Abdul Rahman), Faryal, Abu Niza, Yusra and Nida.

No fatalities were reported.