PR No. 157 Updates on Sharjah’s Unfortunate Fire Incident of 25th Jan causing deaths to Pakistani Family Dubai: January 26, 2024

Under the directions of Ambassador Faisal Niaz Tirmizi, Envoy of Pakistan to the UAE, an official team of the Welfare’s Wing of the Consulate General of Pakistan, Dubai led by Community Welfare Attaché (CWA) Mr. Imran Shahid visited Al Qassimi Hospital Sharjah, today morning. The team held detailed meeting with the hospital’s management including Mr. Hamdan, Mr. Abdullah and also met the doctors treating the survivors of the tragic incident. The survivors include wife of the deceased Ms. Fatima Imran Khan and two children Asma Imran Khan (about 9 years old) and Ahmed Imran Khan (about 6 years old). The visiting team requested the concerned authorities in the hospital, police, and forensics departments to expedite issuing the requisite medical reports enabling issuance of death notifications at the earliest. The family hailing from Lahore have desired to take the dead bodies to Pakistan for burial. Mr. Zaheer, brother in law of Imran Khan (deceased) and other relatives of the bereaved family were assured of full cooperation and support by the Consulate General in this difficult and testing time. The doctors apprised that the children are likely to be discharged today and will be handed over to the Child Protection Department, Sharjah which will subsequently hand them over to their relatives after fulfilling formalities in consultation with this Consulate. However, mother of the Children Ms. Fatima Imran Khan is still unconscious with her Carbon Monoxide level getting normal but the doctors are not sure about her recovery time. Assuring them of all required facilitation and assistance, the official team briefed the relatives of the family on relevant procedures in detail.

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