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- Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has suspended eight officials of the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) in Islamabad, including its Executive Director, after a fire in the newborn nursery killed 14 of the 15 babies present.
- An investigation committee's interim report found the ward burned within about two minutes, that emergency services were called six minutes after the fire began, and that the first response arrived roughly 15 minutes later.
- The report also noted the absence of fire alarms, sprinklers, and proper standard operating procedures, and that no supervisory staff were on duty.
- The Prime Minister ordered departmental and criminal proceedings against those identified, approved a Star of Service and one million rupees for the nurse who saved one baby, and directed the interim report be made public.
What to watch next
- The committee's final detailed report on the PIMS fire, including allocation of responsibility for the reported delay in the emergency call
- Criminal and departmental proceedings against the eight suspended officials
- Publication of the interim investigation report as ordered by the Prime Minister
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Named Pakistan · Capital Emergency Service · Chaudhry Dr. Owais Ali Shah · Dr. Abdul Rahman · Dr. Naghm · Dr. Nooshila Amjad · Imran Sikandar · Muhammad Munawar Shah · Muhammad Osman · Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences · Prof. Dr. Sadia Riaz · National Health Services Commission · Nurse Razia Noreen
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