The heartbreaking loss of 20 infants — mostly newborns — at Pakpattan's District Headquarters (DHQ) Hospital between June 16 and 22 is a damning indictment of systemic healthcare failures. While five health officials, including the Health CEO and Medical Superintendent, have been remanded, the initial inquiries reveal a tragedy rooted in layers of negligence and dysfunction that demand intense reforms and punitive measures alone.

Initial probes suggest 15 babies were born in perilous........

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