Naveed Duste, 35, is being praised by all Mahad residents for his bravery which saved over 30 children and elderly people as the Tarique Garden building collapsed on Monday. Duste was almost out of the building with an elderly woman when it collapsed, trapping him.

Duste pushed the woman to safety but a large portion of a concrete slab fell on his legs. He was pulled out after almost an hour, as locals had to cut open the concrete slab.