Islamabad — Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has ordered eight officials suspended and criminal proceedings opened against them over the fire at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, the country's largest public hospital.
The hospital's executive director is among those facing action, placing the institution's most senior administrator inside the scope of the inquiry.
The panel that examined the incident reported that the precise source of the fire could not be conclusively established — a finding that leaves the central question of how the blaze began unresolved even as accountability proceedings move forward.
Alongside the disciplinary orders, the prime minister announced Rs1 million for a nurse who carried a child out of the affected area during the emergency.
The developments were reported by Dawn on 29 August 2026. The Frontier Voice has not independently verified the details and will update this report as more information becomes available.
