October 21, 2026
Tauqeer Nazir, accused of running over 15-year-old Waseem Abbas, was killed near Bahawalpur. Police have not explained how he left custody while on remand or reached another district.
September 18, 2026
The baby girl carried out of the burning PIMS nursery, and the only infant to survive the fire, has died after 22 days in hospital. The death toll from the 26 August fire is now 15.
September 18, 2026
Two men serving 25-year drug sentences were released from Zhob Central Jail in May on forged court orders delivered at the gate. A case was registered four months later and three officials have been suspended.
September 18, 2026
Yesterday a nurse was given a bravery medal for carrying a baby out of the PIMS fire. Today that baby is dead, and the criminal case the Senate ordered a week ago still cannot be confirmed to exist. A column on what the state is quick at.
September 10, 2026
A Senate committee has ordered an FIR over the PIMS nursery fire in which 14 newborns died, after being told that no case had been registered despite the prime minister's instructions.
September 5, 2026
Punjab's Internal Accountability Branch will now review complaints against officers of sub-inspector rank and above daily, conduct inquiries centrally rather than through districts, and reopen previously dismissed complaints.
August 30, 2026
The interim inquiry into the PIMS fire that killed 14 newborns in Islamabad has named eight officials for suspension and referred three matters for criminal investigation, while stating on its seventh page that the precise ignition source is still unresolved. Aflatoon reads the nine signed pages.
August 28, 2026
Two days after the PIMS fire killed 14 newborns in Islamabad, the state has offered Rs5 million per family, a suspended secretary, an audit and a committee — but no cause. Aflatoon on what is being offered instead of an answer.
August 27, 2026
The ward where fourteen babies died had eleven million rupees a year for repairs. Aflatoon on a number that was public long before the fire, and on a minister who says his hospital cannot take a sprinkler.
August 27, 2026
Actors including Muhammad Ahmed, Zara Noor Abbas, Ahsan Khan and Sabeena Farooq have condemned the authorities over the deaths of the newborns, with one asking why those responsible for earlier incidents were never punished.
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