A wedding reception was taking place in a house near Wazir Khan Mosque when the roof of a house in dilapidated, killing five people and injuring eight others.
Rescue teams arrived at the scene and managed to recover the dead bodies and the injured persons from the rubble.
The injured were shifted to Mayo Hospital and Sharif Hospital for treatment of their wounds.
The deceased were identified as 45-year old Tafseela, 25-year old Mahwish, 16-year old Dua, 10-year old Aqsa and six-year old Mahnoor.