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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Munir Ahmed

8 officials suspended after probe into Pakistan hospital fire that killed 14 newborns

Pakistan Hospital Fire - (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday ordered the suspension of eight officials and directed that criminal proceedings be initiated against those found responsible for a fire that killed 14 newborns at an Islamabad hospital, his office said.

Sharif issued the orders after an investigative committee headed by retired senior civil servant Shahid Khan presented its interim report on Wednesday’s fire at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, or PIMS, his office said in a statement.

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