Free treatment saves employee under CM's stroke programme

LAHORE, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 20th Feb, 2026) The Stroke Management Programme, launched by Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif, helped a 45-year-old man recover after a severe paralytic attack, officials said on Friday.

According to the health department, Muhammad Imran, an employee of Pakistan Post, was rushed to Services Hospital Lahore after suffering a sudden stroke that left him unable to speak, with the left side of his body paralysed and his arm, hand, and leg completely immobile.

Doctors said the patient was brought to the emergency stroke management centre within four hours of the attack, allowing immediate treatment to begin. He was administered an injection of Tenecteplase (TNK), a latest clot-busting drug used for stroke patients.

Officials stated that the injection, which costs between Rs350,000 and Rs400,000, is being provided free of charge under special directives of the chief minister.

Medical experts said that within a few hours of receiving the injection, Imran regained movement in his limbs and was able to speak again.

Expressing gratitude, the patient thanked the chief minister and the medical team for timely treatment and free medication, saying the programme had given him a “second healthy life.”

Officials added that more than 700 stroke patients across Punjab have recovered through the initiative so far. The government has also approved the establishment of stroke management facilities in all district headquarters hospitals, with neurologists to be appointed at each centre.