KASUR: A Rescue 1122 personnel on Tuesday resuscitated a newborn that had been declared dead by a private maternity clinic at Dostpura village in Khudian police precincts.

The incident exposes the conditions prevalent in private gynaecological clinics in rural areas and poor surveillance of district health authorities.

Muhammad Yasir contacted Rescue 1122, informing them that a private clinic had pronounced his newborn daughter dead shortly after birth.

Yasir said he did not believe his daughter had passed away just moments after her birth.

A rescue team rushed to the scene and administered cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) as immediate aid to the newborn. Through timely and effective life-saving procedures, the infant was successfully revived after a brief period.

Rescue high-ups and people on social media applauded rescuer Mirza Shahroz.