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Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Vice President and former Punjab Chief Minister Hamza Shahbaz on Friday visited the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) and expressed condolences with families affected by the tragic fire incident at the hospital.

A 20-member committee has been constituted to recommend administrative and operational reforms at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) following the fire that claimed the lives of 14 newborns.

Police have completed their inquiry into the fire incident at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) and submitted the report to the inspector general of police.

Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday met nurse Razia Noreen, who saved a newborn’s life during a fire at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS), and praised her bravery and sense of duty.

ISLAMABAD: Police have launched an inquiry into the deaths of 14 newborn babies at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) under relevant provisions of criminal law, sources said Thursday.

Directs health minister, secretary to oversee PIMS improvements and ensure safety measures after fire

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has sought details of the report submitted to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif regarding the PIMS tragedy and the action taken against those held responsible.

Inquiry finds PIMS lacked detailed fire emergency SOPs, training, and sprinkler system in the neonatal ward

Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) Sindh Assembly member Engineer Syed Muhammad Usman has rejected the Sindh government’s demand for the resignation of Federal Health Minister Mustafa Kamal over the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) fire incident that claimed the lives of 14 newborn babies.

ISLAMABAD: Details of the financial budget and expenditures of the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) over the past three years have emerged, showing that the federal government allocated around Rs22 billion to the hospital during the period.

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif has expressed deep sorrow over the deaths of 14 newborn babies in a fire at the nursery of the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS).

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has removed Federal Secretary for Health Aslam Ghori following the tragic fire at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) in Islamabad that claimed the lives of 15 infants.

President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and other political leaders on Wednesday expressed deep grief over the deaths of 14 newborns in a fire at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) in Islamabad.

PM orders probe into idle CT facility at PIMS

ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister Imran Khan, who has been imprisoned since 2023, was taken to the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims) in Islamabad for eye treatment on Monday, the hospital said in a statement. The statement said the PTI founder was brought to the hospital for follow-up eye treatment, which included the administration of a fifth anti-VEGF intravitreal injection to him. “Prior to the procedure, he was examined by the ophthalmologists and was found to be clinically stable. His optical coherence tomography was performed, which showed clinical improvement,” it added. It said that after “obtaining informed consent and under standard monitoring, adopting all standard precautionary measures and protocols in the operating theatre, he was injected with a fifth dose of intravitreal injection under the guidance of microscopy by the surgeons”. “During the course of his stay, he remained vitally stable before, during and after the procedure and was discharged along with instructions for further c...

ISLAMABAD: PTI founder and former prime minister Imran Khan received a fourth intravitreal anti-VEGF injection at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims) and was discharged on Tuesday morning, according to the hospital spokesperson. Imran last underwent the anti-VEGF intravitreal injection on March 23. His eye ailment — right central retinal vein occlusion (CRVO) — came to light in late January. His first medical procedure was carried out on January 24, and he was administered the second dose on Feb 24. According to the Pims spokesperson, Imran, 74, was brought to the hospital on April 28 for follow-up eye treatment, during which he received a fourth intravitreal injection. “Prior to the procedure, he was examined by the ophthalmologists and was found to be clinically stable,” the statement said, adding that Imran’s “optical coherence tomography was performed, which showed clinical improvement”. “After obtaining informed consent and under standard monitoring, adopting all standard precautionary meas...

Imran Khan, the founder of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), underwent his fourth intravitreal eye injection on Tuesday at Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims) as part of his ongoing treatment.

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf founder Imran Khan underwent a third eye procedure at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims) on Monday. In a statement issued by the hospital, the PTI founder was brought to Pims for a third dose of an anti-VEGF intra-vitreal injection. He remained vitally stable before, during and after the procedure. A senior doctor at Pims with knowledge of the matter said that the former premier was brought to the hospital as the third injection was due. After obtaining informed consent, and under standard monitoring, precautionary procedures and protocols in the operation theatre, the injection was administered under the guidance of microscopy by surgeons, Pims said. “The injection was administered and then he was kept there for a while to ensure that he was stable, and then it was allowed to shift him to Adiala Jail,” he said, adding that the injection was administered in the eye chamber. “As usually three injections are administered (in such cases), it is unlikely that a f...

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims) said on Tuesday night that PTI founder Imran Khan was examined at Adiala jail for the follow-up treatment of his eye ailment, which showed that his vision had “improved remarkably”. However, the party asserted that any medical examination carried out without the presence of Imran’s personal physicians and his immediate family lacked “transparency and credibility”. In a press release, a copy of which is available with Dawn, the Pims administration said that Imran was examined by a medical board comprising Dr Nadeem Qureshi, the head of the vitreoretinal department at Al–Shifa Trust Eye Hospital in Rawalpindi, and Dr M Arif Khan, the head of the ophthalmology department at Pims, Islamabad. The same team had examined Imran last month in Adiala jail, where the former premier is incarcerated. “This examination was performed as a follow-up of his second dose of intravitreal injection of anti-VEGF,” the press release said. According to the American Academy...

Multiple PTI supporters across social media platforms were sharing a dim clip of party founder Imran Khan since February 24, 2026, claiming that it was from his latest visit to the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims) for a second eye injection. However, the video is old from February 20, 2023, when he appeared before the Lahore High Court (LHC) for interim protective bail in a case. The iVerify Pakistan team investigated this content and determined that it is false. Imran was brought to Pims for a follow-up eye treatment on Feb 24. According to a doctor, he was brought to the hospital for a second dose of anti-VEGF intravitreal injection. Imran’s eye ailment — right central retinal vein occlusion (CRVO) — came to light in late January 2026. His first medical procedure, which was carried out on January 24, was confirmed by the government five days later. Since then, the government and the opposition have also been engaged in a blame game, with the latter accusing the former of a lack of transparency ...