Newborn left unclaimed at Pims for two months dies in blaze
ISLAMABAD: One of the 14 babies who died in Wednesday’s fire at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims), Islamabad, was a two-month-old boy who had remained unclaimed at the hospital since birth. The infant had been living at Pims alongside other sick children. His body remains in the hospital mortuary following his death. He was born on June 21 to a young girl who appeared to be around…
On June 21, a two-month-old boy born at Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims) in Islamabad remained unclaimed at the hospital for two months after birth. The infant, named Ali by hospital staff, lived among other sick children in the infant nursery. A female doctor at Pims, who wished to remain anonymous, disclosed that the baby's mother appeared to be around 15 years old and lacked marriage documentation.
Hospital staff repeatedly asked the mother and her family to provide proof of marriage, but they never returned. Police involvement in the case began with its birth and they refused to hand over the baby until marriage documents were provided. The infant had been exposed to high-risk conditions, which hindered its neurocognitive development.
Despite efforts to facilitate adoption, the police had not followed up on the case in the two months since. The infant, born with the surname 'H', was listed as the 'baby of 'H' in official hospital records. His body remains in the hospital mortuary, awaiting his legal heirs.
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