'Mujhe Mera Baccha Do': Devastated Mother’s Heartbreaking Cry After Islamabad Hospital Fire Kills 14 Infants
“Mujhe mera baccha do.” Those heartbreaking words from a grieving mother captured the anguish outside Islamabad’s Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) after a fire tore through its maternity ward, killing 14 newborn babies. As smoke engulfed the third-floor Mother and Child Health Ward early Wednesday, terrified parents struggled to understand what was happening to their days-old…
Heartbroken mothers gathered outside Pakistan’s Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) demanded answers after a fire ripped through the maternity ward, taking the lives of 14 newborn infants. Jaweria, one of the devastated parents, repeatedly pleaded, “Mujhe mera baccha do” – “Give me my baby” – as she struggled to comprehend the unimaginable loss of her newborn.
With smoke filling the air on the third-floor Mother and Child Health Ward, terrified families were left to grapple with panic and grief as they searched for their infants. As the investigation began, families questioned the emergency response and the safety measures in place.
Written by urgent.news from Free Press Journal's reporting — not their text. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
