Tragedy at Pakistani Hospital Should Prompt Reform

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Click to expand Image People light candles in memory of the newborn victims outside the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, in Islamabad, Pakistan, August 27, 2026. © 2026 M.A.

Sheik/AP Photo Fourteen newborns died in a fire on August 26 at one of Pakistan’s largest public hospitals, and their shattered families are asking how this could have happened.The preliminary inquiry report found that the neonatal ward at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences in Islamabad, Pakistan’s capital, had no fire alarm or sprinkler…

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Primary source: Human Rights Watch News · September 2, 2026

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