PIMS fire: PM Sharif likely to receive inquiry report today

ISLAMABAD: The inquiry committee constituted to investigate the fire incident at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) has completed its investigation and prepared its report, ARY News reported on Monday, citing well-placed sources.

As per sources, the committee, formed on the directives of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, will submit its findings to the prime minister today.

The inquiry committee is expected to meet Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif shortly and brief him on its findings regarding the PIMS fire incident.

The committee was constituted by the prime minister following the fire at PIMS. It is headed by former Interior Secretary Shahid Khan.

Sources said the committee will brief the prime minister on the circumstances surrounding the incident and its investigation.

Meanwhile, Federal Minister for Health Mustafa Kamal is also scheduled to meet the prime minister.

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It is to be noted that 14 children lost their lives due to fire at PIMS.

Nurse Razia Noreen has received widespread recognition for her extraordinary courage during a recent fire at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS), after she risked her own life to rescue a newborn from a burning room.

In an interview published by The Washington Post, Razia Noreen said she entered the fire-hit room with the sole objective of saving the babies and managed to bring a newborn to safety in just eight seconds.

Speaking to The Washington Post, Noreen said that when she entered the burning room, she was not thinking about her own safety. Her only concern was to save the children trapped inside.

“I did not think about becoming a hero; I simply performed my duty as a nurse and as a mother,” she said, according to the report.

Razia Noreen said her sole objective while entering the smoke-filled, burning room was to ensure that the babies survived the incident. Her decision to put herself at risk has since drawn praise from people across different sections of Pakistani society.