Event Brief
PM orders suspension of 8 officials over PIMS fire
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Filed: Aug 29, 2026 at 11:07 AM ET
Summary: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif approved an inquiry panel’s recommendation to suspend eight individuals and initiate action following the PIMS fire that killed 14 infants. The decision was made after he chaired a high-level meeting on the matter in Lahore, with Health Minister Mustafa Kamal and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Dr Tariq Fazal Chaudhry visiting the children’s ward earlier.
WHO: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif
WHAT: Approved suspension of eight individuals and initiation of action after the PIMS fire inquiry interim report
WHEN: Aug 29, 2026
WHERE: Lahore, Pakistan
WHY: The decision followed submission of the inquiry panel’s interim report into the PIMS fire that killed 14 infants.
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