{
  "id": 4217510,
  "title": "PIMS fire: Executive Director Imran Sikandar among eight suspended",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/pims-fire-executive-director-imran-sikandar-among-eight-suspended",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-29T15:11:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40436989/pims-fire-executive-director-imran-sikandar-among-eight-suspended"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "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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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "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."
}