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A fire in the maternity ward of Islamabad’s Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, likely caused by a short circuit in the nursery’s air‑conditioning unit, killed 14 newborns, with conflicting rescue accounts and reports that exits may have been restricted; Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif ordered investigations and suspended the federal health secretary, as two inquiry panels probe the tragedy.
A fire at the Mother and Child Centre nursery of the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences in Islamabad killed at least 14 newborns and left one rescued; authorities are investigating, with a suspected short circuit in a malfunctioning air conditioner cited as the likely cause, and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif promising strict action against those responsible.
Pakistan’s Supreme Court ordered former PM Imran Khan moved to Shifa International Hospital for medical care, but authorities reportedly kept him at Adiala jail and briefly shifted his doctor to Shifa before dawn, prompting accusations of defying the court, with officials citing security concerns and Khan’s supporters calling for a contempt challenge as the case returns on Sept. 16.