Govt announces Rs5m compensation for each family of PIMS fire victims
Government says that financial compensation is no substitute for precious human lives
The Pakistani government has announced financial compensation of Rs5 million per family for the bereaved families of newborn babies who perished in a fire at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) Hospital. Fourteen infants succumbed to their injuries on Wednesday after a fire erupted on the third floor of the Mother and Child Hospital ward.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has suspended Health Secretary Aslam Ghori and appointed an inquiry committee to investigate the incident. The government expressed solidarity with the suffering families, stating that financial compensation cannot replace the lives of the deceased children.
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