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Aug 28, 2026 at 12:07 AM ET
Sindh govt renews fire-safety directives after PIMS blaze
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After a fire at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) in Karachi killed 14 infants, Sindh authorities renewed fire-safety directives for health facilities. The chief secretary ordered reviews of fire-safety measures at public places and buildings, and hospitals run by KMC and SESSI were told to ensure extinguishers plus alarm and fire-detection systems.
WHO: Sindh government; chief secretary; KMC; SESSI-run hospitals
WHAT: Sindh authorities renewed fire-safety directives and ordered reviews of fire-safety measures at public places and buildings, including requirements for hospital fire-safety equipment and detection systems.
WHEN: Reported Aug 27, 2026 at 11:50 PM ET
WHERE: Karachi, Pakistan
WHY: The directives were prompted by the deaths of 14 infants in a fire at PIMS, highlighting risky conditions at health facilities in Sindh.
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