šÆļø A fire at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences in Islamabad killed newborns on 26 August, according to contemporaneous reports.
Reuters, citing Geo TV, reported at least 14 deaths and said an air-conditioning-system fault triggered the blaze. Al Jazeera reported at least 15 newborns killed.
The different figures leave the casualty toll unresolved. PIMS is Islamabadās major public tertiary-care and teaching-hospital complex, serving referrals from the capital and several surrounding regions.
The available reports did not establish a final official death toll or a completed technical investigation into the fireās cause. š„