PIMS fire: Executive Director Imran Sikandar among eight suspended
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday ordered the immediate suspension of eight officials of the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS), including the Executive Director Imran Sikandar, identified by an inquiry committee as responsible for the PIMS neonatal ward fire that claimed the lives of at least 14 children. Chairing a high-level meeting on the incident, the prime minister also…
The Prime Minister of Pakistan, Shehbaz Sharif, has ordered the immediate suspension of eight officials at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS), including Executive Director Imran Sikandar, following a neonatal ward fire that resulted in the deaths of at least 14 children. The inquiry committee found that the hospital lacked detailed standard operating procedures (SOPs) and training for emergency situations, and that no supervisory staff was present when the fire occurred.
The PMO statement emphasized that those responsible for criminal negligence would face exemplary punishment, and assured that mothers would not be separated from their children due to such negligence. Additionally, the hospital's CEO, Dr. Muhammad Salman, was appointed as Acting Executive Director, and the interim report of the inquiry committee was directed to be made public.
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