Archive · 30 Aug 2026
Pakistan PM Suspends Eight Officials After Islamabad Hospital Fire
A fire happened in a hospital ward in Islamabad.
Fourteen newborn babies died in the blaze.
Pakistan’s prime minister ordered eight officials to be suspended.
He also ordered that criminal cases be started against them.
The decision followed recommendations from an inquiry committee’s interim report.
A new acting director will temporarily lead the hospital.
The government will also take action against the hospital’s security company and its officers.
A nurse who saved a child will receive an award and money.
A fire at PIMS’s gynaecology ward killed 14 newborns on Wednesday.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif ordered eight officials suspended days after the blaze.
The officials also face departmental and criminal proceedings under relevant laws.
National Institutes of Health CEO Dr Mohammad Salman will act as PIMS executive director.
Nurse Razia Noreen will receive a Sitara-i-Khidmat award and PKR 1 million for saving a child.
- Who
- Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif ordered action against eight PIMS and Capital Development Authority officials; nurse Razia Noreen was also recognized.
- What
- Eight officials were suspended and referred for departmental and criminal proceedings after a hospital fire killed 14 newborns.
- When
- The fire occurred on Wednesday, and the suspension orders were issued on Saturday, days later.
- Where
- The fire occurred in the gynaecology ward of the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences in Islamabad.
- Why
- The prime minister acted on recommendations in an inquiry committee’s interim report.
- Deaths
- 14 newborns were killed in the fire.
- Hospital
- Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS), Islamabad.
- Fire location
- The gynaecology ward.
- Officials suspended
- Eight officials were ordered suspended.
- Legal action
- Departmental action and criminal proceedings were ordered under relevant laws.
- Acting director
- National Institutes of Health CEO Dr Mohammad Salman was appointed acting PIMS executive director.
- Nurse recognition
- Razia Noreen will receive a Sitara-i-Khidmat award and PKR 1 million.