Category: Pakistan
-
Senate Health Committee to Hold Meeting at PIMS Hospital on Monday
The Senate Standing Committee on Health has decided to hold its meeting at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) hospital on Monday. Chairman of the Senate Standing Committee on Health, Amir Chishti, told Geo News that the committee would convene its meeting at PIMS following its visit to the hospital. Chishti said the committee…
-
Pakistan Rejects Misattributed Remarks on US Sanctions Against Iran
Pakistani officials have rejected statements attributed to Pakistan regarding US sanctions on Iran, saying remarks carried by Iranian media were misrepresented. According to relevant officials, comments allegedly linked to Pakistan concerning the US sanctions regime against Iran were presented inaccurately by Iranian media. The officials clarified that Pakistan does not, as a matter of principle,…
-
PPP Demands Resignation of Federal Health Minister Over PIMS Tragedy
ISLAMABAD — The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has demanded the resignation of Federal Health Minister Mustafa Kamal over the deaths of 14 newborn babies in a fire at PIMS Hospital. PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari expressed deep sorrow over the tragedy and described the deaths of the 14 newborns as one of the worst tragedies in human history. He said the hopes of families were extinguished just as their children’s lives had begun. Bilawal said the fathers of…
-
PIMS Had Another Fire Incident a Month Before Nursery Tragedy
ISLAMABAD — Documents have revealed that Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) witnessed another fire incident about one month before the deadly nursery fire that claimed the lives of 14 newborn babies. According to the document, a fire broke out at the reception area of the PIMS Nursing Hostel at around 3 a.m. on July…
-
PIMS Fire Safety Arrangements Found Inadequate, Report Reveals
ISLAMABAD — The Capital Development Authority’s Fire Brigade Department has found serious shortcomings in fire safety and emergency arrangements at Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) following the death of 14 newborn babies in a nursery fire. According to the fire brigade report, PIMS did not have adequate arrangements to prevent fires or protect human…
-
Enemy Tried to Divide Muslim Countries, But Plot Was Foiled: PM Shehbaz
ISLAMABAD — Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said that hostile forces tried to create divisions among Muslim countries, but the attempt was foiled under the leadership of Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir. Addressing the National Seerat Conference, the prime minister praised Asim Munir’s role in promoting peace and highlighted the historic defence agreement between Pakistan,…
-
Major Government Hospitals in Karachi Lack Fire Alarm Systems, Raising Safety Concerns
KARACHI — Serious concerns have emerged over fire safety arrangements at some of Karachi’s major government hospitals following the deadly fire at PIMS Hospital in Islamabad, where 14 newborn babies lost their lives. The incident at PIMS has prompted authorities and the public to look more closely at fire prevention and emergency preparedness in major…
-
PML-N Finalizes Barrister Iftikhar Gilani’s Name for AJK Prime Minister
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has finalized the name of Barrister Iftikhar Gilani for the position of Prime Minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), according to sources. An important consultative meeting regarding government formation in Azad Kashmir was held at the Prime Minister’s House in Islamabad. The meeting focused on the formation of…
-
Bodies of 14 Babies Killed in PIMS Fire Handed Over to Families
ISLAMABAD — The bodies of 14 newborn babies who died in a fire at PIMS Hospital in Islamabad have been handed over to their families, while some relatives have protested and demanded DNA testing to confirm the identities of the deceased infants. The tragedy occurred on Wednesday morning when a fire broke out in the…
-
PIMS Tragedy Was an Accident, But Lack of Resources Is Also an Issue: Health Minister Mustafa Kamal
ISLAMABAD — Federal Health Minister Mustafa Kamal has described the deaths of 14 newborn babies in a fire at PIMS Hospital as an accident, while acknowledging that a lack of resources is also a major challenge facing the country’s healthcare system. Speaking on Geo News programme “Aaj Shahzeb Khanzada Kay Sath,” the federal health minister…
