LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif’s Stroke Management Programme has helped a 45-year-old man recover after a severe paralytic attack, officials said.
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.
According to doctors, he was brought to the emergency stroke management centre within four hours of the attack, where treatment was initiated immediately. He was administered an injection of Tenecteplase (TNK), a latest clot-busting medicine used for stroke patients.
Officials said the injection, which costs between Rs350,000 and Rs400,000, is being provided free of charge to patients under special directives of the chief minister.
Doctors 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 providing 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 had recovered through the programme so far, while the government has approved the establishment of stroke management facilities in all district headquarters hospitals, with neurologists to be appointed at each centre.
Copyright Business Recorder, 2026
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