# Pakistan PM orders suspension of 8 officials over Islamabad hospital fire

https://mins.news/en/item/37229

- CNN, 2026-08-30 03:00 UTC
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- Original: https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/29/asia/pakistan-suspended-hospital-fire-newborns-latam-intl?Date=20260829&Profile=CNN

> Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif ordered eight officials suspended and called for criminal proceedings against anyone found responsible for a fire at an Islamabad hospital that killed 14 newborns, his office said.

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