The initial inquiry report of PIMS incident has been given to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. The investigation committee has determined the causes of the incident and the people responsible for it and recommended action against them.

Sources claimed the report was compiled by an investigative committee headed by former interior secretary Shahid Khan and handed over late Friday to the office of Prime Minister’s Adviser Tauqeer Shah. The committee also briefed officials on the report’s principal findings and recommendations.

All the members of the inquiry committee have signed the report but the authority to make it public has been left to the prime minister.

Sources said the inquiry also highlighted problems experienced by rescue crews during relief operations and reviewed the circumstances that contributed to the incident.

The committee has recommended disciplinary action against the relevant PIMS staff members who were absent at the time of the incident.

The paper also makes recommendations to prevent re-occurrence. Interviews with PIMS administration officials and doctors are also included, along with testimonies from fire brigade and rescue workers involved in the emergency response.

The inquiry committee also expressed worry about treatment procedures and poor facilities at PIMS saying the arrangements available were not up to the international standards.

Sources stated the committee has recommended that the prime minister take urgent action against anyone found guilty.

The prime minister is said to have decided to take action on the basis of the results of the probe and procedures against the concerned officials are likely to be initiated soon.

Sources in the inquiry committee also verified that the report had been properly sent to the Prime Minister’s Office.

A high-level inspection team will visit Islamabad’s Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) on Saturday after a recent tragedy at the hospital, an administrative order said.

The directive added that the PIMS administration has cancelled the leaves of the leaders of all clinical and non-clinical departments and directed them to assure their attendance at the hospital on August 29.

The instructions were provided by the Executive Director, PIMS, and directed the department heads to ensure the timely attendance of the relevant workers during the inspection.

Officials also have been asked to keep all essential records and information complete and available at all times for the visiting team.

The order also said the inspection team is expected to carry out full review of clinical and non-clinical departments and get briefings from concerned officials on various issues.

PIMS authorities directed the officers and heads of the departments to extend full cooperation for inspection and be ready to produce the required records and information there and then.

The government gave no specifics on the composition of the inspection team.

Authorities say the wife and three children of a policeman killed when an air-conditioning compressor detonated at their home in Dera Murad Jamali.

In Dera Murad Jamali, the officials said, an air-conditioning compressor detonated at a policeman’s home, killing his wife and three children.

Meanwhile, police officer Shahid Abro, his wife and four children were injured in the accident and taken to a hospital in Sukkur for treatment in severe condition.

Information from local authorities shows that Abro’s wife, two boys and a daughter died while under medical treatment.

Abro, who was critically hurt in the blast, is still undergoing treatment in a hospital.

The reason of the explosion in the compressor was not immediately obvious. Police officer Shahid Abro, his wife and four children sustained injuries in the collision and were transferred to a hospital in Sukkur in severe condition.

Information from local authorities shows that Abro’s wife, two boys and a daughter died while under medical treatment.

Abro, who was critically hurt in the blast, is still undergoing treatment in a hospital.

The reason of the compressor explosion was not immediately known.