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Pakistani nurse to be honoured for saving newborn from deadly hospital fire
HealthSouth China Morning Post31 Aug, 10:45 amAtlasHour
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Pakistani nurse to be honoured for saving newborn from deadly hospital fire

A Pakistani nurse who rescued the sole surviving newborn from a hospital nursery fire that killed 14 other infants will receive one of the country’s most prestigious civil awards. Fire engulfed Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, a major government hospital in Islamabad, on Wednesday. A 51-second segment of CCTV footage, widely circulated online, captures Razia Noreen running into the burning nursery and emerging seconds later with the newborn in her arms. She tries to go back in, but cannot...

By AtlasHour DeskPublished 31 Aug, 10:45 am1 min read
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A Pakistani nurse who rescued the sole surviving newborn from a hospital nursery fire that killed 14 other infants will receive one of the country’s most prestigious civil awards.

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