# India and Pakistan are united in spending citizen lives like pocket change

https://mins.news/en/item/36481

- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-29 07:08 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2026/8/29/india-and-pakistan-are-united-in-spending-citizen-lives-like-pocket-change?traffic_source=rss

> Fires at government hospitals in Amravati, India, and Islamabad, Pakistan, killed three and 14 newborns respectively. The article argues that delayed rescue, basic fire-safety failures and years of weak regulation reveal a shared political choice to leave poor and vulnerable families exposed, despite both countries having the knowledge and resources to improve safety.

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