Senate health body schedules PIMS meeting
The Senate Standing Committee on Health will hold its next meeting at PIMS Hospital on Monday. The decision follows the committee’s planned visit to the hospital. Members will also review findings from an ongoing investigation. Committee Chairman Aamir Chishti confirmed the decision while speaking to media. He said the committee would convene at PIMS after […]
The Senate Standing Committee on Health will hold its next meeting at Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) Hospital on Monday. According to Daily Times, Committee Chairman Aamir Chishti confirmed the decision, which follows a planned visit to the hospital.
A recent fire at PIMS claimed the lives of 14 infants. The cause of the fire is still under investigation, with various theories emerging. As per Dawn, Health Minister Mustafa Kamal attributed the incident to a spark in the air conditioner, while committee chairperson Mahesh Kumar Malani suggested it may have been a technical fault.
The investigation into the fire is ongoing, with different accounts of the incident. Malani stated that the source of the fire had yet to be ascertained, and that no one knows where the spark came from.
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