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‘No one can understand the pain:’ Fire in maternity ward kills at least 14 newborn babies in Pakistan’s capital

Source: egyptindependent.com Published Wed, 26 Aug 2026 12:39:22 +0000
‘No one can understand the pain:’ Fire in maternity ward kills at least 14 newborn babies in Pakistan’s capital

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Key context: <p>Islamabad, Pakistan —  At least 14 newborn babies died Wednesday morning in one of Pakistan’s deadliest hospital fires in recent decades. The fire broke out inside the maternity ward at the government-run Pakistan Institute for Medical Sciences (PIMS), the largest hospital in Pakistan’s capital Islamabad, around seven am local time. The blaze appears to have been &#8230;</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.egyptindependent.com/no-one-can-understand-the-pain-fire-in-maternity-ward-kills-at-least-14-newborn-babies-in-pakistans-capital/">‘No one can understand the pain:’ Fire in maternity ward kills at least 14 newborn babies in Pakistan’s capital</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.egyptindependent.com">Egypt Independent</a>.</p> This development from egyptindependent.com highlights ongoing changes in the sector.

Islamabad, Pakistan — At least 14 newborn babies died Wednesday morning in one of Pakistan’s deadliest hospital fires in recent decades. The fire broke out inside the maternity ward at the government-run Pakistan Institute for Medical Sciences (PIMS), the largest hospital in Pakistan’s capital Islamabad, around seven am local time. The blaze appears to have been … The post ‘No one can understand the pain:’ Fire in maternity ward kills at least 14 newborn babies in Pakistan’s capital appeared first on Egypt Independent.

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