Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences has denied that deaths of five people in the ICU on Saturday were caused by airconditioning failure.

Reports had said that the air-conditioning in the ICU failed on Saturday leading to the deaths of five patients.

A statement by PIMS spokesperson Dr Mushtaq Daha said that the air conditioning system in the hospital was being upgraded and work will be completed by June 30.

Daha added that the patients had been affected by heat stroke before they were brought to the hospital and could not be saved.

Aaj News reported that the air-conditioning in the emergency ward of the hospital had also not been fixed despite being dysfunctional for quite a while. Many doctors have also been affected by heatstroke.

However, PIMS authorities said that nine air conditioning units had been installed in the emergency ward on Saturday night on the instructions of the health minister.

Aaj News had also reported that air conditioners in the offices of most doctor’s offices were working perfectly. Young doctors had also started a protest against the negligence of the hospital administration and the health ministry.

The hospital’s x-ray film stock has also reportedly depleted, and patients were being foreced to photograph x-ray’s using their smartphone.