ISLAMABAD, September 3, 2026: The federal capital Police have completed their inquiry report into the deaths of 14 newborns at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS), ARY News reported.
According to the report, the inquiry findings have been submitted to the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Islamabad and will subsequently be sent to the Ministry of Interior.
The report includes written statements of the officials named in the inquiry, along with details of their locations. CCTV footage from PIMS Hospital and Safe City cameras has also been made part of the report.
Police recorded written statements from former PIMS Executive Director Imran Sikandar and Professor Dr. Saadia. Statements of Dr. Naghma, Dr. Mutahir, Chaudhry Wirth Ali Raza, Dr. Nosheela Amjad, Dr. Muhammad Usman and Dr. Abdul Rehman were also recorded.
Sources said police also recorded the statement of Razia, who rescued a child during the incident.
The entire inquiry was conducted under a Section 174 report. Sources said a decision on registering a formal case will be made after final approval from the Ministry of Interior.
Earlier, the Senate and National Assembly standing committees on health raised serious questions over the CCTV footage of the devastating fire at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS), which claimed the lives of 14 newborns, with lawmakers suggesting that the footage appeared to be incomplete or manipulated.
The Senate Standing Committee on National Health Services, chaired by Senator Amir Waliuddin Chishti, was briefed by Federal Minister for Health Mustafa Kamal on the inquiry into the incident.
The minister told the committee that the neonatal nursery was completely engulfed in flames within about two minutes.
The committee was shown CCTV footage of the PIMS fire. Senator Nasir Butt questioned how many staff members were on duty when the incident occurred and said the footage appeared to be fake.
“The CCTV footage appears to have been edited,” Senator Butt said, expressing concern over its authenticity. He also questioned how the nursery could have been reduced to ashes within seconds.
Committee members said they should have been provided with the inquiry report before being briefed on the incident, arguing that they would have been able to ask more relevant questions after reviewing the report.
Committee member Masroor Ahsan said lawmakers had repeatedly expressed concerns about the former PIMS executive director. He questioned who was responsible for the deaths of 14 newborns and alleged that the former executive director had also faced corruption allegations.
