Pakistan suspends 8 officials after maternity ward fire kills 14 infants

AF Agence France-PresseSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-08-30 · 09:28 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min

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Eight officials have been suspended and face potential criminal proceedings in Pakistan following a fire that killed 14 infants in a maternity ward in the capital. The blaze occurred shortly after 6:30 AM on Wednesday and rapidly engulfed the unit, with a nurse managing to save only one of the 15 infants present. Among the suspended officials are hospital staff, including the executive director and the head of the neonatal department, as well as the director general of Islamabad’s emergency services. A preliminary report by a committee formed by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif indicated the fire spread extremely quickly.

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Suspended officials include the hospital's executive director, head of the neonatal department, and the director general of Islamabad’s emergency services.

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A nurse was able to save only one of the 15 infants in hospital care during the fire.

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A preliminary report found the fire engulfed the unit within approximately two minutes.

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Eight officials were suspended following a fire in a maternity ward that killed 14 infants.

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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 those suspended were hospital staff, including its executive director and the head of the neonatal department, as well as the director general of Islamabad’s emergency services.

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