ISLAMABAD, August 27, 2026: Victims of the PIMS hospital fire spoke to the media and demanded a judicial commission to investigate the incident, ARY News reported.
According to sources, the affected families said DNA tests of the children who died in the fire were not conducted.
They said that if such a tragedy had occurred in another country, the entire system would have been shaken.
The victims said those who cannot handle their ministries should step down.
The affected parents said the real issue is that the government has formed a committee to investigate the PIMS incident.
They said bureaucrats are appointed to inquiry committees after every tragedy, but no one is ready to accept the committee formed for the PIMS incident.
The affected parents demanded that a judicial commission should be formed to investigate the PIMS tragedy.
Earlier, the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) administration had formed a new four-member inquiry committee to investigate the fire incident at the hospital’s nursery.
Professor Dr Atif Inam Shami has been appointed as the head of the inquiry committee, sources said. The committee comprises three senior PIMS professors along with Deputy Executive Director Dr Aneza Jaleel.
Professor Altaf Hussain from the ENT department and Professor Sajid Rafiq Abbasi from the Nephrology department have been appointed as members of the committee, sources said.
The inquiry committee will investigate the nursery fire and determine its final cause. It will also examine the fire safety arrangements around the nursery, sources said.
The committee will review the firefighting and rescue operation, including the response time of the rescue operation.
Sources said the PIMS inquiry committee will prepare its report within 48 hours.
