{"id":67867,"date":"2026-08-26T22:01:05","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T22:01:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsvog.com\/ur\/67867"},"modified":"2026-08-26T22:01:24","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T22:01:24","slug":"pims-saw-blaze-weeks-before-wednesday-tragedy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsvog.com\/ur\/67867","title":{"rendered":"PIMS saw blaze weeks before Wednesday tragedy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size:16px;line-height:1.6\">\n<p><strong>ISLAMABAD: Considering the devastating event at PIMS Hospital, it has been revealed that a month prior, a fire had also started in the nursing hostel.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>An inquiry report claimed that a fire started at the PIMS nursing home\u2019s reception at three in the morning on the night of July 6.<\/p>\n<p>Three\u00a0sofa\u00a0sets\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0lobby\u00a0area\u00a0were\u00a0destroyed\u00a0by\u00a0the\u00a0fire\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0PIMS\u00a0Nursing\u00a0Hostel,\u00a0but\u00a0the\u00a078\u00a0female\u00a0students\u00a0who\u00a0were\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0hostel\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0time\u00a0were\u00a0unharmed.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0inquiry\u00a0committee\u00a0had\u00a0recommended\u00a0departmental\u00a0action\u00a0against\u00a0the\u00a0hostel\u00a0warden\u00a0and\u00a0security\u00a0personnel,\u00a0but\u00a0the\u00a0report\u00a0stated\u00a0that\u00a0the\u00a0lack\u00a0of\u00a0electrical\u00a0and\u00a0forensic\u00a0findings\u00a0made\u00a0it\u00a0impossible\u00a0to\u00a0ascertain\u00a0the\u00a0precise\u00a0cause\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0incident.<\/p>\n<p>Security\u00a0guards\u00a0Wajid\u00a0Mahmood\u00a0and\u00a0Shaukat\u00a0Mahmood\u00a0were\u00a0missing\u00a0from\u00a0their\u00a0posts\u00a0during\u00a0duty\u00a0hours,\u00a0while\u00a0hostel\u00a0warden\u00a0Zainab\u00a0Sahar\u00a0has\u00a0been\u00a0accused\u00a0of\u00a0neglecting\u00a0to\u00a0maintain\u00a0the\u00a0required\u00a0records and\u00a0adherence\u00a0to\u00a0SOPs.<\/p>\n<p>It\u00a0was\u00a0discovered\u00a0that\u00a0men\u00a0were\u00a0residing\u00a0inside\u00a0the\u00a0female\u00a0hostel\u00a0without\u00a0permission,\u00a0and\u00a0the\u00a0hostel\u00a0lacked\u00a0emergency\u00a0plans,\u00a0fire\u00a0alarms,\u00a0and\u00a0CCTV\u00a0cameras.<\/p>\n<p>After\u00a0the\u00a0investigation\u00a0into\u00a0the\u00a0fire,\u00a0lower-level\u00a0employees\u00a0were\u00a0suspended,\u00a0but\u00a0the\u00a0committee\u2019s\u00a0recommendations\u00a0were\u00a0not\u00a0carried\u00a0out.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/arynews.tv\/pims-saw-blaze-weeks-before-wednesday-tragedy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD: Considering the devastating event at PIMS Hospital, it has been revealed that a month prior, a fire had also started in the nursing hostel. An inquiry report claimed that a fire started at the PIMS nursing home\u2019s reception at three in the morning on the night of July 6. Three\u00a0sofa\u00a0sets\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0lobby\u00a0area\u00a0were\u00a0destroyed\u00a0by\u00a0the\u00a0fire\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0PIMS\u00a0Nursing\u00a0Hostel,\u00a0but\u00a0the\u00a078\u00a0female\u00a0students\u00a0who\u00a0were\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0hostel\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0time\u00a0were\u00a0unharmed. The\u00a0inquiry\u00a0committee\u00a0had\u00a0recommended\u00a0departmental\u00a0action\u00a0against\u00a0the\u00a0hostel\u00a0warden\u00a0and\u00a0security\u00a0personnel,\u00a0but\u00a0the\u00a0report\u00a0stated\u00a0that\u00a0the\u00a0lack\u00a0of\u00a0electrical\u00a0and\u00a0forensic\u00a0findings\u00a0made\u00a0it\u00a0impossible\u00a0to\u00a0ascertain\u00a0the\u00a0precise\u00a0cause\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0incident. Security\u00a0guards\u00a0Wajid\u00a0Mahmood\u00a0and\u00a0Shaukat\u00a0Mahmood\u00a0were\u00a0missing\u00a0from\u00a0their\u00a0posts\u00a0during\u00a0duty\u00a0hours,\u00a0while\u00a0hostel\u00a0warden\u00a0Zainab\u00a0Sahar\u00a0has\u00a0been\u00a0accused\u00a0of\u00a0neglecting\u00a0to\u00a0maintain\u00a0the\u00a0required\u00a0records and\u00a0adherence\u00a0to\u00a0SOPs. It\u00a0was\u00a0discovered\u00a0that\u00a0men\u00a0were\u00a0residing\u00a0inside\u00a0the\u00a0female\u00a0hostel\u00a0without\u00a0permission,\u00a0and\u00a0the\u00a0hostel\u00a0lacked\u00a0emergency\u00a0plans,\u00a0fire\u00a0alarms,\u00a0and\u00a0CCTV\u00a0cameras. After\u00a0the\u00a0investigation\u00a0into\u00a0the\u00a0fire,\u00a0lower-level\u00a0employees\u00a0were\u00a0suspended,\u00a0but\u00a0the\u00a0committee\u2019s\u00a0recommendations\u00a0were\u00a0not\u00a0carried\u00a0out. 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