Fury and grief as parents of Pakistan infant fire victims demand answers

Funerals have begun for the 14 babies who were killed in a fire at Islamabad’s Institute of Medical Sciences.

Pims starts referring serious gynae cases to other Rawalpindi hospitals

ISLAMABAD: Following the tragic incident in which 14 babies died in a fire in a gynaecology ward on Wednesday, the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims) has made temporary arrangements to refer some serious gynaecological cases to Polyclinic and other hospitals in Rawalpindi, it emerged on Thursday. The fire, which Health Minister Mustafa Kamal said was caused by a “blast in the air conditioner” in the ward, drew widespread condemnation and grief. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif swiftly...

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'Black Smoke' Chokes Pakistan Maternity Ward As Hospital Fire Kills 14 Infants

Pakistan Hospital Fire: Witnesses described chaotic and harrowing scenes, including intense smoke and broken glass, a slow response from emergency services and guards reportedly preventing people from leaving the building.

PIMS fire prompts hospitals' safety audit

PHC emphasised that hospital management must make comprehensive arrangements for responding to emergencies

By Adnan Lodhi

Pims tragedy: Govt announces Rs5m compensation for victims' families

A woman walks out from the Mother and Child Health ward at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences Hospital in Islamabad on August 27, 2026. — AFP Four Pims officers submit written statements to probe committee.Committee secures CCTV footage, compares it with admin's...

14 infants killed in fire at Islamabad hospital

ISLAMABAD – Fourteen infants were killed in a fire that broke out in the gynaecology ward of the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims) early on Wednesday. What has happened so far: Footage showed rescue workers using ladders to reach broken windows to access the affected area and grief-stricken women sitting on the ground outside the [...]

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