14 Newborns Killed in Islamabad Hospital Fire — Two Years After Nearly Identical Tragedy

An exploding air conditioner sparked a fire that killed 14 newborns at Islamabad's PIMS hospital on 26 August 2026. In June 2024, a similar air-conditioning fire killed 11 babies at Sahiwal Teaching Hospital in Punjab. Inquiries there found expired fire extinguishers. Officials ordered a PIMS inquiry, but the recurrence raises the question: were nationwide safety reforms ever implemented?