At least 14 infants were killed in a fire at a state-run hospital in Pakistan's capital Islamabad on Wednesday, the prime minister said, with the health minister attributing the tragedy to a blast in the nursery ward.
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26.08.2026
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At least 14 newborn babies die in Islamabad hospital fire
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25.08.2026
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26.08.2026
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