{
  "id": 3814412,
  "title": "Govt announces Rs5m compensation for each family of PIMS fire victims",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/govt-announces-rs5m-compensation-for-each-family-of-pims-fire-victims",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-27T14:48:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Express Tribune - Pakistan",
    "slug": "the-express-tribune-pakistan",
    "url": "https://tribune.com.pk/story/2626119/govt-announces-rs5m-compensation-for-each-family-of-pims-fire-victims"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "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.",
  "summary": "Government says that financial compensation is no substitute for precious human lives",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}