According to an official government statement, the government expressed solidarity with the bereaved families and assured them that every possible assistance and support would be provided to help them cope with the devastating loss.
The statement said the financial compensation could not be considered a substitute for the precious lives lost in the tragedy, but was intended as an effort to ease the difficulties and hardships being faced by the grieving families.
The government reiterated that it stands with the affected families in their time of immense grief and would extend all possible support and assistance to them.
The tragedy occurred a day earlier when a fire broke out in the nursery of PIMS Hospital in Islamabad, resulting in the deaths of 14 newborn babies. One child was rescued from the affected area.