DISASTER● ELEVATEDAug 30 · Aug 30, 2026, 9:28 AM
Pakistan suspends 8 officials after maternity ward fire kills 14 infants
South China Morning Post · south asia
Pakistan’s prime minister said eight officials were suspended and called for criminal proceedings against them, after 14 infants were killed in a fire in a maternity ward in a hospital in the country’s capital. A preliminary report conducted by a four-person committee formed by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif found the deadly blaze had engulfed the unit “within approximately two minutes” just after 6.30am on Wednesday, with a nurse only able to save one of the 15 infants in hospital care. Among...
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