Important things are happening in the country. The prominent writers in Pakistan are busy analysing President Trump's next move in the overall context of the geopolitical situation, particularly the ongoing crisis in the Middle East. Economists are busy calculating the losses and damage that the Iran war is causing. The political usual halla balloo is awaiting the announcement of the 28th constitutional amendment to put to rest the talk about making additional provinces in Pakistan. The daily pricing of petroleum products is bringing news from bad to worse for all and sundry. More importantly, Islamabad is requesting UNESCO to include the heritage sites of Rani Ghat and the Port of Banbhore in its World Heritage List.

Meanwhile, the PIMS tragedy has met its fate, leaving at least fourteen mothers wondering why the heavens have not yet fallen.

The fire that killed fourteen newborn babies at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) on 26 August was not just an accident. It was a brutal verdict on a system that has learned to treat human lives as disposable. In the ashes of that nursery, a painful truth was exposed: how little we value the lives of ordinary people in this country.

Let us be clear about one thing. No inquiry can bring these........

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