Times of Islamabad

8 infants die in government hospitals after Air Conditioner failure

8 infants die in government hospitals after Air Conditioner failure

SAHIWAL – In a hapless incident in Sahiwal on Sunday, eight infants diedin Sahiwal’s District Headquarters Hospital (DHQ) after air conditionerhalted functioning amid extreme weather conditions.

The relatives of the deceased staged protest and blocked Sahiwal-Lahoreroad.

On the other hand, a spokesperson for Punjab Health Ministry stated that acommittee had been constituted to investigate the incident.

The spokesperson added that committed has been instructed to present itsreport at earliest after a thorough probe into the matter.

After the hapless incident, the administration of DHQ has installed a newAC.

Meanwhile, Deputy Commissioner Sahiwal stated that residents were outragedover unfortunate incident and were raising slogans against theadministration.